Which to use
“Made” and “mahdi” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #47,577
- “mahdi” frequency rank
- 54939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | mahdi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | Mahdi |
Where the eye mixes Made and mahdi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Made runs 4 letters (CVCV) against mahdi's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Made with mahdi
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and mahdi ([ˈmaɤdʲi]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Made is recorded at frequency rank #7,362, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːdə]. mahdi is at rank #47,577, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaɤdʲi].
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 54939, this pair ranks #998,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs mahdi
Shared letters: adm. Private to "Made": e. Private to "mahdi": hi.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mahdi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Made" and "mahdi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Made" or "mahdi" show up more?
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 "Made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mahdi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #998,990 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "mahdi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mahdi vs Medi". 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 #998,990 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.