Which to use
“makes” and “Marke” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,890
- “makes” frequency rank
- #2,508
- “Marke” frequency rank
- 41398
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | Marke |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs make | eine dauerhafte Kennzeichnung oder Markierung |
Where the eye mixes makes and Marke
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: makes vs Marke
A purely visual mix-up. makes ([meɪks]) and Marke ([ˈmaʁkə]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41398, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
makes is recorded at frequency rank #38,890, classified as anoun, pronounced [meɪks]. Marke is at rank #2,508, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʁkə].
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 41398, this pair ranks #1,480,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs Marke
Shared letters: aekm. Private to "makes": s. Private to "Marke": r.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Marke" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "makes" and "Marke" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "makes" or "Marke"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "makes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Marke" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,480,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "Marke" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs Mals". 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 #1,480,670 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.