Which to use
“Maier” and “Maike” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,691
- “Maier” frequency rank
- #35,311
- “Maike” frequency rank
- 46002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maier | Maike |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutscher Familienname | weiblicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes Maier and Maike
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Maier with Maike
A purely visual mix-up. Maier ([ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]) and Maike ([ˈmaɪ̯kə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maier is recorded at frequency rank #10,691, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]. Maike is at rank #35,311, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯kə].
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 46002, this pair ranks #1,333,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Maier vs Maike
Shared letters: aeim. Private to "Maier": r. Private to "Maike": k.
"Maier" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "Maike" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maier" and "Maike" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Maier" or "Maike" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Maier" and "Maike" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maike" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,333,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maier" and "Maike" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maike vs mailen". 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 #1,333,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.