Which to use
“mach” and “machi” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,130
- “mach” frequency rank
- #41,467
- “machi” frequency rank
- 76597
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mach | machi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Medida de velocidad relativa que se define como el cociente entre la velocidad de un objeto y la velocidad del sonido en el medio en que se mueve dicho objeto. | Chamán entre los mapuches, que diagnostica y cura las enfermedades e invoca los espíritus. |
Where the eye mixes mach and machi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. mach runs 4 letters (CVCC) against machi's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses mach with machi
A purely visual mix-up. mach ([ˈmat͡ʃ]) and machi ([ˈmat͡ʃi]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “mach” sits inside “machi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76597, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mach is recorded at frequency rank #35,130, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃ]. machi is at rank #41,467, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmat͡ʃi].
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 76597, this pair ranks #17,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mach vs machi
Shared letters: achm. Private to "mach": -. Private to "machi": i.
"mach" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "machi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mach" for "machi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "mach" or "machi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mach" and "machi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "machi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mach" and "machi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "machi vs math". 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 #17,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.