Which to use
“makes” and “mays” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,890
- “makes” frequency rank
- #44,064
- “mays” frequency rank
- 82954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | mays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs make | das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays) |
Letter map: makes vs mays
Shared letters muted; letters that set makes and mays apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: makes and mays
makes and mays 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 82954, 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]. mays is at rank #44,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 82954, this pair ranks #148,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs mays
Shared letters: ams. Private to "makes": ek. Private to "mays": y.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "makes" and "mays" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "makes" vs "mays" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "makes" and "mays". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "makes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "mays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mays 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 #148,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.