Which to use
“Mais” and “Marie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,409
- “Mais” frequency rank
- #3,138
- “Marie” frequency rank
- 12547
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mais | Marie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Botanik: | Geld |
Where the eye mixes Mais and Marie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Mais runs 4 letters (CVVC) against Marie's 5 (CVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Mais with Marie
A purely visual mix-up. Mais ([maɪ̯s]) and Marie ([maˈʁiː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12547, 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]. Marie is at rank #3,138, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maˈʁiː].
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 12547, this pair ranks #1,963,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Mais vs Marie
Shared letters: aim. Private to "Mais": s. Private to "Marie": er.
"Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Marie" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mais" and "Marie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Mais" vs "Marie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,525 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mais" and "Marie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mais vs Mals". 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 #1,963,525 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.