# Maike vs make

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maike
*name · IPA [ˈmaɪ̯kə] · frequency rank #35,311*
weiblicher Vorname

### make
*verb · IPA [meɪk] · frequency rank #5,200*
machen, herstellen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/maike-vs-make