Which to use
“Made” and “Mai” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #586
- “Mai” frequency rank
- 7948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | Mai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | der fünfte Monat im Jahr |
Where the eye mixes Made and Mai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Made vs Mai
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and Mai ([maɪ̯]) 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 7948, 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]. Mai is at rank #586, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maɪ̯].
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 7948, this pair ranks #1,986,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs Mai
Shared letters: am. Private to "Made": de. Private to "Mai": i.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mai" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Made ← amde · madde · maed · mdae · mmade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Made" and "Mai" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Made" or "Mai"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Made" and "Mai" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "Mai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Made vs Matze". 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 #1,986,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.