# machinery vs machines

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### machinery
*noun · IPA /məˈʃiːnəɹi/ · frequency rank #6,932*
The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

### machines
*noun · IPA /məˈʃiːnz/ · frequency rank #3,244*
plural of machine

## Source
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