Which to use
“Mals” is a name and “mas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,319
- “Mals” frequency rank
- #17,981
- “mas” frequency rank
- 66300
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mals | mas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Gemeinde in Südtirol | der Bauernhof, das Bauernhaus |
Letter map: Mals vs mas
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mals and mas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - Mals and mas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mals is aname and masanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66300, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mals is recorded at frequency rank #48,319, classified as aname, pronounced […]. mas is at rank #17,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mas].
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 66300, this pair ranks #577,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mals vs mas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "Mals": l. Private to "mas": -.
"Mals" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mals ← amls · malls · malss · masl · mlas · mmals
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mals" and "mas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Mals" or "mas" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "Mals" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #577,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mals" and "mas" 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 #577,921 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.