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“Maid” and “mays” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,310
- “Maid” frequency rank
- #44,064
- “mays” frequency rank
- 79374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maid | mays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | junge, unverheiratete Frau | das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays) |
Letter map: Maid vs mays
Shared letters muted; letters that set Maid and mays apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Maid and mays follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - Maid / mays
Maid and mays are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maid is recorded at frequency rank #35,310, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɪ̯t]. mays is at rank #44,064, tagged as anoun, 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 79374, this pair ranks #217,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Maid vs mays
Shared letters: am. Private to "Maid": di. Private to "mays": sy.
"Maid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maid" and "mays" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Maid" vs "mays" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "Maid" vs "mays" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maid" and "mays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mays 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 #217,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.