# Maid vs Maier

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maid
*noun · IPA [maɪ̯t] · frequency rank #35,310*
junge, unverheiratete Frau

### Maier
*name · IPA [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ] · frequency rank #10,691*
deutscher Familienname

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/maid-vs-maier