Which to use
“Maler” is a noun and “Mayr” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,811
- “Maler” frequency rank
- #21,353
- “Mayr” frequency rank
- 26164
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maler | Mayr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Künstler, der Bilder malt | deutscher Familienname |
Where the eye mixes Maler and Mayr
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Maler vs Mayr
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Maler is [ˈmaːlɐ] while Mayr is [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26164, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maler is recorded at frequency rank #4,811, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːlɐ]. Mayr is at rank #21,353, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ].
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 26164, this pair ranks #1,822,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Maler vs Mayr
Shared letters: amr. Private to "Maler": el. Private to "Mayr": y.
"Maler" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mayr" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Maler" for "Mayr" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Maler" or "Mayr"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maler" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mayr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,822,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maler" and "Mayr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs Mayr". 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 #1,822,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.