makesvsMemesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“makes” and “Memes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,890
“makes” frequency rank
#19,999
“Memes” frequency rank
58889
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature makes Memes
Definition Plural des Substantivs make Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Meme

Where the eye mixes makes and Memes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. makes and Memes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

5 ch
makes
5 ch
Memes

Visual trap between makes and Memes

A purely visual mix-up. makes ([meɪks]) and Memes ([miːms]) 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 58889, 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]. Memes is at rank #19,999, tagged as anoun, pronounced [miːms].

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 58889, this pair ranks #845,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of makes vs Memes

Shared letters: ems. Private to "makes": ak. Private to "Memes": -.

"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "Memes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • makes ← amkes · maeks · makess · makkes · mkaes · mmakes
  • Memes ← emmes · meems · memess · memmes · memse · mmees · mmemes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "makes" for "Memes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([meɪks] versus [miːms]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "makes" vs "Memes" - which ranks higher?
"Memes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #19,999 in our German list, against #38,890 for "makes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "makes" and "Memes" 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 "Memes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #845,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "makes" and "Memes" 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 #845,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list