Which to use
“Made” and “Mail” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #1,814
- “Mail” frequency rank
- 9176
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege |
Where the eye mixes Made and Mail
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Made (CVCV) and Mail (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between Made and Mail
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and Mail ([mɛɪ̯l]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9176, 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]. Mail is at rank #1,814, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛɪ̯l].
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 9176, this pair ranks #1,981,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs Mail
Shared letters: am. Private to "Made": de. Private to "Mail": il.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mail" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Made" for "Mail" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Made" or "Mail"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Made" and "Mail" 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 "Mail" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "Mail" 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 #1,981,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.