machine

/ma.ʃin/

//ma.ʃin// noun

The verdict

“machine” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #21,392. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,392
frequency rank, Spanish
3,868
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Máquina.

Corpus desk

Index ES-machine · machine · Spanish

machine · rank #21,392 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,392
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,868
  • PHOTO-FINISH léxico

Nearest frequency peer: léxico (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “machine”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “machine” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

machine vs Maine
57% similar
machine vs machote
71% similar
machine vs machi
71% similar

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

Key facts for machine
PropertyValue
Headwordmachine
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ma.ʃin/
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,392
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “machine”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).machinecae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “léxico” (#21,391), “magnesio” (#21,393), “mamar” (#21,394). Entre 3,868 lemas con “M”, “machine” va en #21,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around machine (IPA /ma.ʃin/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,392 among 3,868 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Máquina.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for machine, with forms such as "amchine", "macchine", and "machhine". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Maine", "machote", "machi", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is machine, spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Máquina.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amchine
  • macchine
  • machhine
  • machien
  • machinne
  • machnie
  • macihne
  • mahcine
  • mcahine
  • mmachine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of machine - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amchine2macchine1machhine1machien2machinne1machnie2macihne2mahcine2
Edit distance from "machine"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "machine"?
"machine" is spelled M-A-C-H-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ma.ʃin/.
What does "machine" mean?
As a noun, "machine" means: Máquina.
What words are commonly confused with "machine"?
"machine" is commonly confused with "Maine", "machote", "machi". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "machine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "machine" is /ma.ʃin/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "machine" come from?
"machine" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list