Which to use
“makes” is a noun and “mes” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,890
- “makes” frequency rank
- #31,176
- “mes” frequency rank
- 70066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | mes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs make | Plural Maskulinum des Pronomens mon |
Where the eye mixes makes and mes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between makes and mes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: makes is [meɪks] while mes is [me]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs unknown), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70066, 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]. mes is at rank #31,176, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [me].
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 70066, this pair ranks #457,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs mes
Shared letters: ems. Private to "makes": ak. Private to "mes": -.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- makes ← amkes · maeks · makess · makkes · mkaes · mmakes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "makes" and "mes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "makes" or "mes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "makes" and "mes" 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 "mes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #457,503 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "mes" 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 #457,503 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.