Which to use
“machined” is an adjective and “machinery” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,395
- “machined” frequency rank
- #6,932
- “machinery” frequency rank
- 42327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | machined | machinery |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Created by machine, or as though created by machine. | The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively. |
Letter map: machined vs machinery
Shared letters muted; letters that set machined and machinery apart highlighted. Shared run: 7.
Role in the sentence - machined and machinery
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: machined is anadjective and machineryanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
machined is recorded at frequency rank #35,395, classified as anadj. machinery is at rank #6,932, tagged as anoun, pronounced /məˈʃiːnəɹi/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42327, this pair ranks #250,246 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of machined vs machinery
Shared letters: acehimn. Private to "machined": d. Private to "machinery": ry.
"machined" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "machinery" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "machined" for "machinery" ever safe?
Frequency check: "machined" vs "machinery" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "machined" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "machinery" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,246 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "machined" and "machinery" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machined vs machines". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #250,246 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.