Which to use
“makes” and “Mäzen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,890
- “makes” frequency rank
- #42,696
- “Mäzen” frequency rank
- 81586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | Mäzen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs make | vermögende Privatperson, die Kunst, Künstler oder künstlerische Tätigkeiten mit Geld unterstützt, ohne einen direkten Gegenwert zu erwarten; vergleichbar mit einem Sponsor |
Where the eye mixes makes and Mäzen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. makes and Mäzen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: makes vs Mäzen
A purely visual mix-up. makes ([meɪks]) and Mäzen ([mɛˈt͡seːn]) 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 81586, 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]. Mäzen is at rank #42,696, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mɛˈt͡seːn].
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 81586, this pair ranks #172,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs Mäzen
Shared letters: em. Private to "makes": aks. Private to "Mäzen": nzä.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mäzen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- makes ← amkes · maeks · makess · makkes · mkaes · mmakes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "makes" for "Mäzen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "makes" vs "Mäzen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "Mäzen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #172,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "Mäzen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mailen vs Mäzen". 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 #172,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.