# many vs may

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### many
*adjective · IPA [ˈmɛn.i] · frequency rank #20,338*
viele

### may
*noun · IPA [mɑj] · frequency rank #5,282*
fünfter Monat im Kalenderjahr; Mai

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