makervsMalersTell them apart

Which to use

“maker” and “Malers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,655
“maker” frequency rank
#20,994
“Malers” frequency rank
46649
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature maker Malers
Definition wirtschaftlich: der Hersteller, der Fabrikant Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Maler

Letter map: maker vs Malers

Shared letters muted; letters that set maker and Malers apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

5 ch
maker
6 ch
Malers

Corpus notes: maker and Malers

maker and Malers are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

maker is recorded at frequency rank #25,655, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Malers is at rank #20,994, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːlɐs].

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 46649, this pair ranks #1,311,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of maker vs Malers

Shared letters: aemr. Private to "maker": k. Private to "Malers": ls.

"maker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Malers" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • makeramker · maekr · makerr · makker · mkaer · mmaker
  • Malersamlers · maelrs · malerrs · malerss · malesr · mallers · malres · mlaers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "maker" for "Malers" ever safe?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "maker" vs "Malers" - which ranks higher?
"Malers" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,994 in our German list, against #25,655 for "maker". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maker" and "Malers".

  • Full dictionary entry for "maker" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Malers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,311,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "maker" and "Malers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maker vs puzzles". 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 #1,311,878 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list