machinery

/məˈʃiːnəɹi/

//məˈʃiːnəɹi// noun

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"machinery" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“machinery” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,932. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,932
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

Corpus desk

Index EN-machinery · machinery · English

machinery · rank #6,932 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,932
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH liar

Nearest frequency peer: liar (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “machinery”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “machinery” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

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).

machinery vs machines
78% similar
machinery vs machine
78% similar
machinery vs machined
78% similar

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

Key facts for machinery
PropertyValue
Headwordmachinery
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˈʃiːnəɹi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,932
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “machinery”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).machinerylands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “liar” (#6,931), “mansion” (#6,933), “lamb” (#6,930). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “machinery” is #6,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around machinery (IPA /məˈʃiːnəɹi/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,932 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for machinery, with forms such as "amchinery", "macchinery", and "machhinery". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "machines", "machine", "machined", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie. The correct English form is machinery, spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
  2. 2
    The working parts of a machine as a group.
  3. 3
    The collective parts of something which allow it to function.
  4. 4
    The literary devices used in a work, notably for dramatic effect.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how machinery appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The external aspect of the oficina was not unlike that of a north-country coal or iron mine—tall chimneys and machinery, corrugated iron buildings, offices and houses, the shanties of workmen, a high bank of refuse.
  2. One or two wondered then, as if suddenly recalling the outlander, how he would manage, or if he would perish, up there among his unholy modern machineries that puffed out frozen steam to store the deer meat and shot fowl for him, […] "And there were big boxes lugged up there, done up in iron clasps. Cruel-cold earth in those." […] "Like corpse boxes," som…

Etymology

From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie.

This word in other languages

máquinas(Español)machines(Français)Maschinerie(Deutsch)maquinário(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amchinery
  • macchinery
  • machhinery
  • machienry
  • machinerry
  • machineryy
  • machineyr
  • machinnery
  • machinrey
  • machniery
  • macihnery
  • mahcinery
  • mcahinery
  • mmachinery

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of machinery - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amchinery2macchinery1machhinery1machienry2machinerry1machineryy1machineyr2machinnery1
Edit distance from "machinery"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "machinery"?
"machinery" is spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /məˈʃiːnəɹi/.
What does "machinery" mean?
As a noun, "machinery" means: The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.
What words are commonly confused with "machinery"?
"machinery" is commonly confused with "machines", "machine", "machined". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "machinery"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machinery" is /məˈʃiːnəɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "machinery"?
From machine + -ery. Compare French machinerie. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

justified#6,928isolation#6,926inclusion#6,921subscribe#6,965

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

questioned14 variantsterritories14 variantsdimension14 variantsconfusing14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list