Which to use
“mähen” is a verb and “maiden” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,426
- “mähen” frequency rank
- #42,670
- “maiden” frequency rank
- 70096
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mähen | maiden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit der Sense, Sichel, mit einer Mähmaschine Pflanzen bis zum Ansatz dicht über dem Erdboden wegschneiden | die Maid, die Magd |
Letter map: mähen vs maiden
Shared letters muted; letters that set mähen and maiden apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. mähen runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against maiden's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: mähen vs maiden
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mähen is averb and maidenanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70096, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mähen is recorded at frequency rank #27,426, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈmɛːən]. maiden is at rank #42,670, 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 70096, this pair ranks #456,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mähen vs maiden
Shared letters: emn. Private to "mähen": hä. Private to "maiden": adi.
"mähen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "maiden" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maiden ← amiden · madien · maidden · maidenn · maidne · maiedn · miaden · mmaiden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mähen" and "maiden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mähen" or "maiden"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mähen" and "maiden".
- Full dictionary entry for "mähen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maiden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #456,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mähen" and "maiden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maiden 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 #456,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.