# makes vs Mayer

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### makes
*noun · IPA [meɪks] · frequency rank #38,890*
Plural des Substantivs make

### Mayer
*name · IPA [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ] · frequency rank #6,563*
deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname mit häufigem Vorkommen

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