# make vs mar

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### make
*verb · IPA [meɪk] · frequency rank #5,200*
machen, herstellen

### mar
*verb · IPA [mɑːʳ] · frequency rank #10,521*
etwas stören, beeinträchtigen, beschädigen, verderben, verunstalten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/make-vs-mar