Which to use
“Mais” and “marsh” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,409
- “Mais” frequency rank
- #34,252
- “marsh” frequency rank
- 43661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mais | marsh |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Botanik: | Sumpf, Sumpfland, Marsch, Marschland |
Where the eye mixes Mais and marsh
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mais with marsh
A purely visual mix-up. Mais ([maɪ̯s]) and marsh ([mɑːʃ]) 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 43661, 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]. marsh is at rank #34,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɑːʃ].
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 43661, this pair ranks #1,410,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mais vs marsh
Shared letters: ams. Private to "Mais": i. Private to "marsh": hr.
"Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "marsh" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Mais" and "marsh" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Mais" or "marsh" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mais" and "marsh" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marsh" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,410,945 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mais" and "marsh" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs marsh". 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 #1,410,945 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.