# makes vs mies

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mies
*adjective · IPA [miːs] · frequency rank #8,597*
auf verdrießlicher, ärgerlicher, ablehnender Art und Weise schlecht; wertlos, elend, übel

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