Which to use
“make” is a verb and “mala” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,200
- “make” frequency rank
- #45,440
- “mala” frequency rank
- 50640
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | make | mala |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | machen, herstellen | verkehrt, umgekehrt, gegenteilig, entgegengesetzt |
Letter map: make vs mala
Shared letters muted; letters that set make and mala apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for make / mala
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: make is averb and malaanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
make is recorded at frequency rank #5,200, classified as averb, pronounced [meɪk]. 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 50640, this pair ranks #1,166,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of make vs mala
Shared letters: am. Private to "make": ek. Private to "mala": l.
"make" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mala" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "make" and "mala" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "make" or "mala" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "make" and "mala".
- Full dictionary entry for "make" 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 #1,166,076 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "make" 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 #1,166,076 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.