Which to use
“Mais” and “Mops” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,409
- “Mais” frequency rank
- #40,713
- “Mops” frequency rank
- 50122
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mais | Mops |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Botanik: | Hunderasse mit kurzen Beinen und gedrungenem Körper |
Where the eye mixes Mais and Mops
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mais with Mops
A purely visual mix-up. Mais ([maɪ̯s]) and Mops ([mɔps]) 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 50122, 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]. Mops is at rank #40,713, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɔps].
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 50122, this pair ranks #1,185,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mais vs Mops
Shared letters: ms. Private to "Mais": ai. Private to "Mops": op.
"Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Mops" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mais" for "Mops" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mais" vs "Mops" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Mais" and "Mops" 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 "Mops" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,185,813 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mais" and "Mops" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mops 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 #1,185,813 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.