# male vs mays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### male
*verb · IPA [ˈmaːlə] · frequency rank #3,905*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs malen

### mays
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #44,064*
das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays)

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