Which to use
“Mais” is a noun and “mala” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,409
- “Mais” frequency rank
- #45,440
- “mala” frequency rank
- 54849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mais | mala |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Botanik: | verkehrt, umgekehrt, gegenteilig, entgegengesetzt |
Letter map: Mais vs mala
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mais and mala apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. Mais (CVVC) and mala (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: Mais vs mala
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mais is anoun and malaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mais is recorded at frequency rank #9,409, classified as anoun, pronounced [maɪ̯s]. mala is at rank #45,440, tagged as anadj.
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 54849, this pair ranks #1,002,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mais vs mala
Shared letters: am. Private to "Mais": is. Private to "mala": l.
"Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mais" and "mala" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Mais" vs "mala" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Mais" and "mala". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mala" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,002,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mais" and "mala" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mala vs mora". 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 #1,002,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.