Which to use
“Maas” is a name and “Mails” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,962
- “Maas” frequency rank
- #4,633
- “Mails” frequency rank
- 12595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maas | Mails |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fluss in Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mail |
Where the eye mixes Maas and Mails
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Maas runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Mails's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Maas vs Mails
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Maas is [maːs] while Mails is [mɛɪ̯ls]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maas is recorded at frequency rank #7,962, classified as aname, pronounced [maːs]. Mails is at rank #4,633, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛɪ̯ls].
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 12595, this pair ranks #1,963,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Maas vs Mails
Shared letters: ams. Private to "Maas": -. Private to "Mails": il.
"Maas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Mails" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mails" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maas" and "Mails" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maas vs Mals". 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 #1,963,244 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.