Which to use
“Made” and “may” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #5,282
- “may” frequency rank
- 12644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | may |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | fünfter Monat im Kalenderjahr; Mai |
Where the eye mixes Made and may
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Made and may
A purely visual mix-up. Made ([ˈmaːdə]) and may ([mɑj]) 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 12644, 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]. may is at rank #5,282, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɑj].
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 12644, this pair ranks #1,962,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs may
Shared letters: am. Private to "Made": de. Private to "may": y.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "may" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Made ← amde · madde · maed · mdae · mmade
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Made" and "may" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Made" or "may" show up more?
What to do next
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 "may" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "may" 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 #1,962,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.