Which to use
“macaire” and “machine” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,023
- “macaire” frequency rank
- #1,599
- “machine” frequency rank
- 49622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | macaire | machine |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Oiseleur à la glu. | Engin, instrument propre à faire mouvoir, à tirer, lever, traîner, lancer quelque chose, ou à mettre en œuvre un agent naturel, comme le feu, l’air, l’eau, l’électricité, le gaz, ou toute source d’énergie afin de produire un résultat. |
Where the eye mixes macaire and machine
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: macaire vs machine
A purely visual mix-up. macaire ([maˈkajɾe]) and machine (\ma.ʃin\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
macaire is recorded at frequency rank #48,023, classified as anoun, pronounced [maˈkajɾe]. machine is at rank #1,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ʃin\.
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 49622, this pair ranks #169,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of macaire vs machine
Shared letters: aceim. Private to "macaire": r. Private to "machine": hn.
"macaire" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV · "machine" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "macaire" and "machine" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "macaire" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "machine" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,155 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "macaire" and "machine" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "macaire vs maudire". 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 #169,155 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.