Which to use
“makes” and “Mauer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,890
- “makes” frequency rank
- #3,057
- “Mauer” frequency rank
- 41947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | Mauer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs make | Wand eines Gebäudes aus Stein, Beton oder auch Lehm |
Where the eye mixes makes and Mauer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: makes vs Mauer
A purely visual mix-up. makes ([meɪks]) and Mauer ([ˈmaʊ̯ɐ]) 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 41947, 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]. Mauer is at rank #3,057, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaʊ̯ɐ].
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 41947, this pair ranks #1,464,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs Mauer
Shared letters: aem. Private to "makes": ks. Private to "Mauer": ru.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mauer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "makes" and "Mauer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "makes" vs "Mauer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "makes" and "Mauer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "makes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mauer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,464,243 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "Mauer" 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 #1,464,243 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.