Which to use
“mac” is a noun and “malu” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,810
- “mac” frequency rank
- #46,130
- “malu” frequency rank
- 50940
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mac | malu |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weites Kleidungsstück mit Ärmeln, das mindestens bis zu den Knien reicht und wasserdicht ist | erst, erst einmal |
Letter map: mac vs malu
Shared letters muted; letters that set mac and malu apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: mac vs malu
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mac is anoun and maluanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50940, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mac is recorded at frequency rank #4,810, classified as anoun, pronounced [mæk]. malu is at rank #46,130, tagged as anadv, pronounced […].
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 50940, this pair ranks #1,154,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mac vs malu
Shared letters: am. Private to "mac": c. Private to "malu": lu.
"mac" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "malu" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- malu ← amlu · mallu · mlau · mmalu
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mac" for "malu" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mac" vs "malu" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mac" and "malu". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mac" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "malu" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,154,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mac" and "malu" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "malu vs puzzles". 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 #1,154,571 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.