Maschine

/[maˈʃiːnə]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,404

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Maschine is aGermannoun. It means: mechanisches Arbeits- beziehungsweise Produktionsmittel, das durch eine Energiequelle angetrieben wird Pronounced [maˈʃiːnə]. It ranks #2,404 in German word frequency. Often confused with Maschinen and maschinell.

Key facts for Maschine
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaschine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʃiːnə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,404
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Maschine in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Maschine is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [maˈʃiːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,404 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for Maschine, with forms such as "amschine", "macshine", and "mascchine". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Maschinen", "maschinell", "Masche", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Maschine, spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mechanisches Arbeits- beziehungsweise Produktionsmittel, das durch eine Energiequelle angetrieben wird
  2. 2
    Computer, als ganzes System
  3. 3
    Motor eines Fahrzeuges, oft für einen Auto- oder Schiffsmotor
  4. 4
    Flugzeug in seiner Gesamtheit
  5. 5
    Motorrad in seiner Gesamtheit
  6. 6
    zentrale Recheneinheit in einem Computer

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amschine,macshine,mascchine,maschhine,maschien,maschinne,maschnie,mascihne,mashcine,masschine,mmaschine,msachine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Maschine

Misspelling Variants of "Maschine"

amschine8macshine8mascchine9maschhine9maschien8maschinne9maschnie8mascihne8
Misspelling Variants of "Maschine"

Frequency rank: #2,404 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maschine"?
"Maschine" is spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʃiːnə].
What does "Maschine" mean?
As a noun, "Maschine" means: mechanisches Arbeits- beziehungsweise Produktionsmittel, das durch eine Energiequelle angetrieben wird
What words are commonly confused with "Maschine"?
"Maschine" is commonly confused with "Maschinen", "maschinell", "Masche". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maschine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maschine" is [maˈʃiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maschine" come from?
"Maschine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.