Which to use
“Mals” is a name and “mar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,319
- “Mals” frequency rank
- #10,521
- “mar” frequency rank
- 58840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mals | mar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gemeinde in Südtirol | etwas stören, beeinträchtigen, beschädigen, verderben, verunstalten |
Letter map: Mals vs mar
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mals and mar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Mals and mar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mals is aname and maraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mals is recorded at frequency rank #48,319, classified as aname, pronounced […]. mar is at rank #10,521, tagged as averb, pronounced [mɑːʳ].
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 58840, this pair ranks #847,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mals vs mar
Shared letters: am. Private to "Mals": ls. Private to "mar": r.
"Mals" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mals ← amls · malls · malss · masl · mlas · mmals
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mals" for "mar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mals" vs "mar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Mals" and "mar".
- Full dictionary entry for "Mals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #847,316 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mals" and "mar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mals vs puzzles". 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 #847,316 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.