Which to use
“Made” and “Mathe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #5,624
- “Mathe” frequency rank
- 12986
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | Mathe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | (das Schulfach) Mathematik |
Where the eye mixes Made and Mathe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Made runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Mathe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Made and Mathe
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and Mathe ([ˈmatə]) 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 12986, 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]. Mathe is at rank #5,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmatə].
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 12986, this pair ranks #1,960,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs Mathe
Shared letters: aem. Private to "Made": d. Private to "Mathe": ht.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Mathe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Made" and "Mathe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Made" or "Mathe" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Made" and "Mathe" 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 "Mathe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "Mathe" 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 #1,960,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.