Which to use
“Made” and “Maske” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #5,623
- “Maske” frequency rank
- 12985
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | Maske |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | Gegenstand zur Verhüllung oder zum Schutz |
Where the eye mixes Made and Maske
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Made runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Maske's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Made and Maske
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and Maske ([ˈmaskə]) 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 12985, 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]. Maske is at rank #5,623, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaskə].
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 12985, this pair ranks #1,960,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs Maske
Shared letters: aem. Private to "Made": d. Private to "Maske": ks.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Maske" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Made" and "Maske" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Made" or "Maske" show up more?
After this comparison
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 "Maske" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "Maske" 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 #1,960,822 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.