Which to use
“mack” and “Macs” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,979
- “mack” frequency rank
- #41,330
- “Macs” frequency rank
- 60309
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mack | Macs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weites Kleidungsstück mit Ärmeln, das mindestens bis zu den Knien reicht und wasserdicht ist | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mac |
Where the eye mixes mack and Macs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. mack and Macs follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: mack vs Macs
A purely visual mix-up. mack ([mæk]) and Macs ([mɛks]) 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 a single letter - k in “mack” becomes s in “Macs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60309, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mack is recorded at frequency rank #18,979, classified as anoun, pronounced [mæk]. Macs is at rank #41,330, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛks].
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 60309, this pair ranks #791,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mack vs Macs
Shared letters: acm. Private to "mack": k. Private to "Macs": s.
"mack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Macs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mack" for "Macs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mack" vs "Macs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Macs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #791,808 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mack" and "Macs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Macs 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 #791,808 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.