Which to use
“Made” and “Mark” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #1,703
- “Mark” frequency rank
- 9065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | historische Gewichts- bzw. Masseneinheit, die ab dem 11. Jahrhundert das Pfund als Edelmetall- und Münzgewicht verdrängte. Die Mark ist traditionell ein halbes Pfund und wurde üblicherweise in 8 Unzen oder 16 Lot eingeteilt |
Where the eye mixes Made and Mark
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Made vs Mark
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and Mark ([maʁk]) 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 9065, 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]. Mark is at rank #1,703, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maʁk].
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 9065, this pair ranks #1,981,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs Mark
Shared letters: am. Private to "Made": de. Private to "Mark": kr.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Made" and "Mark" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Made" or "Mark" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Made" and "Mark" 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 "Mark" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,981,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "Mark" 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 #1,981,614 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.