MähnevsmareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Mähne” and “mare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,097
“Mähne” frequency rank
#24,825
“mare” frequency rank
61922
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Mähne mare
Definition Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen Stute

Where the eye mixes Mähne and mare

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Mähne
4 ch
mare

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Mähne ([ˈmɛːnə]) and mare ([mɛə]) 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 61922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Mähne is recorded at frequency rank #37,097, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmɛːnə]. mare is at rank #24,825, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛə].

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 61922, this pair ranks #731,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Mähne vs mare

Shared letters: em. Private to "Mähne": hnä. Private to "mare": ar.

"Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV  ·  "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • maremaer · marre · mmare · mrae

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Mähne" and "mare" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈmɛːnə] versus [mɛə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Mähne" or "mare"?
"mare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,825 in our German list, against #37,097 for "Mähne". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list