madurovsmodelsWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: maduro is a adjective, models is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“maduro” is an adjective and “models” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#38,270
“maduro” frequency rank
#11,706
“models” frequency rank
49976
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature maduro models
Definition ausgewachsen, erwachsen, reif Plural des Substantivs model

Letter map: maduro vs models

Shared letters muted; letters that set maduro and models apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maduro (CVCVCV) and models (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

6 ch
maduro
6 ch
models

Grammar separator: maduro vs models

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maduro is anadjective and modelsanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

maduro is recorded at frequency rank #38,270, classified as anadj, pronounced […]. models is at rank #11,706, 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 49976, this pair ranks #1,191,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of maduro vs models

Shared letters: dmo. Private to "maduro": aru. Private to "models": els.

"maduro" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "models" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • maduroamduro · madduro · madruo · maduor · madurro · maudro · mdauro · mmaduro
  • modelsmdoels · mmodels · moddels · modelss · modesl · modles · moedls · omdels

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "maduro" for "models" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "maduro" is an adjective and "models" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "maduro" vs "models" - which ranks higher?
"models" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,706 in our German list, against #38,270 for "maduro". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maduro" and "models".

  • Full dictionary entry for "maduro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "models" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,191,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "maduro" and "models" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maduro 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 #1,191,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list