Which to use
“Mahl” is a noun and “Mals” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,039
- “Mahl” frequency rank
- #48,319
- “Mals” frequency rank
- 72358
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mahl | Mals |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vorgang, bei dem Essen zu sich genommen wird, gespeist wird | eine Gemeinde in Südtirol |
Letter map: Mahl vs Mals
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mahl and Mals apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Mahl and Mals follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - Mahl and Mals
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mahl is anoun and Malsaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72358, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mahl is recorded at frequency rank #24,039, classified as anoun, pronounced [maːl]. Mals is at rank #48,319, tagged as aname, 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 72358, this pair ranks #390,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mahl vs Mals
Shared letters: alm. Private to "Mahl": h. Private to "Mals": s.
"Mahl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Mals" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mahl" and "Mals" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Mahl" or "Mals"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Mahl" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mals" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mahl" and "Mals" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals 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 #390,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.