Which to use
“Macs” and “Mais” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,330
- “Macs” frequency rank
- #9,409
- “Mais” frequency rank
- 50739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Macs | Mais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mac | Botanik: |
Where the eye mixes Macs and Mais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Macs (CVCC) and Mais (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Macs vs Mais
A purely visual mix-up. Macs ([mɛks]) and Mais ([maɪ̯s]) 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 - c in “Macs” becomes i in “Mais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Macs is recorded at frequency rank #41,330, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛks]. Mais is at rank #9,409, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɪ̯s].
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 50739, this pair ranks #1,162,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Macs vs Mais
Shared letters: ams. Private to "Macs": c. Private to "Mais": i.
"Macs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Macs" and "Mais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Macs" or "Mais" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Macs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,162,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Macs" and "Mais" 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 #1,162,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.