Which to use
“Mähne” and “Masse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,097
- “Mähne” frequency rank
- #1,815
- “Masse” frequency rank
- 38912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mähne | Masse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen | die Ursache, dass der Materie Trägheit und Schwere (Gravitation) eigen sind; nach der Relativitätstheorie mit Kraft (Energie) gleichwertig (äquivalent) |
Where the eye mixes Mähne and Masse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Mähne ([ˈmɛːnə]) and Masse ([ˈmasə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38912, 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]. Masse is at rank #1,815, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmasə].
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 38912, this pair ranks #1,551,304 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mähne vs Masse
Shared letters: em. Private to "Mähne": hnä. Private to "Masse": as.
"Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Masse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Masse ← amsse · mase · mases · maße · mmasse · msase