Which to use
“mana” is a pronoun and “mays” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,081
- “mana” frequency rank
- #44,064
- “mays” frequency rank
- 84145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mana | mays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | meine | das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays) |
Letter map: mana vs mays
Shared letters muted; letters that set mana and mays apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. mana (CVCV) and mays (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: mana vs mays
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mana is apronoun and maysanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84145, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mana is recorded at frequency rank #40,081, classified as apron, pronounced [ˈmana]. mays is at rank #44,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 84145, this pair ranks #128,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mana vs mays
Shared letters: am. Private to "mana": n. Private to "mays": sy.
"mana" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mana" for "mays" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mana" vs "mays" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mana" and "mays".
- Full dictionary entry for "mana" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mana" and "mays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mays 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 #128,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.