Which to use
“Maas” is a name and “mas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,962
- “Maas” frequency rank
- #17,981
- “mas” frequency rank
- 25943
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maas | mas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Fluss in Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden | der Bauernhof, das Bauernhaus |
Same sound, different letters: Maas vs mas
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - Maas and mas
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: Maas and mas carry the same recorded pronunciation, [maːs]. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is aname, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25943, 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]. mas is at rank #17,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mas].
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 25943, this pair ranks #1,825,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Maas vs mas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "Maas": -. Private to "mas": -.
"Maas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Maas ← amas · maass · masa · mmaas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maas" and "mas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Maas" or "mas"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,825,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maas" and "mas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs mas". 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 #1,825,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.