Which to use
“Made” and “mays” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,362
- “Made” frequency rank
- #44,064
- “mays” frequency rank
- 51426
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Made | mays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Larve einer Fliege | das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays) |
Letter map: Made vs mays
Shared letters muted; letters that set Made and mays apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Made (CVCV) and mays (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: Made and mays
Made and mays are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51426, 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]. mays is at rank #44,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 51426, this pair ranks #1,136,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Made vs mays
Shared letters: am. Private to "Made": de. Private to "mays": sy.
"Made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Made" and "mays" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Made" or "mays" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Made" and "mays".
- Full dictionary entry for "Made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,136,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Made" and "mays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mays vs puzzles". 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 #1,136,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.