Which to use
“Mähne” and “maze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,097
- “Mähne” frequency rank
- #44,065
- “maze” frequency rank
- 81162
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mähne | maze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gesamtheit der langen Haare, die einigen Tieren, zum Beispiel Löwen oder Pferden, am Kopf wachsen | Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten |
Where the eye mixes Mähne and maze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Mähne ([ˈmɛːnə]) and maze ([meɪz]) 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 81162, 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]. maze is at rank #44,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meɪz].
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 81162, this pair ranks #181,054 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mähne vs maze
Shared letters: em. Private to "Mähne": hnä. Private to "maze": az.
"Mähne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "maze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maze ← amze · maez · mazze · mmaze · mzae