Maschinen

[maˈʃiːnən]

/[maˈʃiːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Maschinen” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,666. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,666
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschine

Corpus desk

Index DE-maschinen · Maschinen · German

Maschinen · rank #2,666 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,666
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lösungen

Nearest frequency peer: Lösungen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Maschinen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Maschinen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Maschinen vs machine
67% similar
Maschinen vs Maschen
78% similar
Maschinen vs Maschine
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Maschinen
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaschinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maˈʃiːnən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,666
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Maschinen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Maschinenliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Lösungen“ (#2,665), „lagen“ (#2,664), „Messer“ (#2,668). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Maschinen (IPA [maˈʃiːnən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,666 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maschinen, with forms such as "amschinen", "macshinen", and "mascchinen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "machine", "Maschen", "Maschine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Maschinen, spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschine
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Maschine
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Maschine
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Maschine

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amschinen
  • macshinen
  • mascchinen
  • maschhinen
  • maschienn
  • maschinenn
  • maschinnen
  • maschnien
  • mascihnen
  • mashcinen
  • masschinen
  • mmaschinen
  • msachinen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maschinen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amschinen2macshinen2mascchinen1maschhinen1maschienn2maschinenn1maschinnen1maschnien2
Edit distance from "Maschinen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maschinen"?
"Maschinen" is spelled M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [maˈʃiːnən].
What does "Maschinen" mean?
As a noun, "Maschinen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Maschine
What words are commonly confused with "Maschinen"?
"Maschinen" is commonly confused with "machine", "Maschen", "Maschine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maschinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maschinen" is [maˈʃiːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maschinen" come from?
"Maschinen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maschinen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Operation#2,674Feuerwehr#2,648Statistik#2,688begleitet#2,636

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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What to do next

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  • "Maschinen" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "machine". View pair
  • 13 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,666 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "M" letter cohort. M–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list