Which to use
“maps” is a noun and “mar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,591
- “maps” frequency rank
- #10,521
- “mar” frequency rank
- 20112
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maps | mar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs map | etwas stören, beeinträchtigen, beschädigen, verderben, verunstalten |
Letter map: maps vs mar
Shared letters muted; letters that set maps and mar apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for maps / mar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maps is anoun and maraverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20112, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maps is recorded at frequency rank #9,591, classified as anoun, 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 20112, this pair ranks #1,901,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maps vs mar
Shared letters: am. Private to "maps": ps. Private to "mar": r.
"maps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "mar" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- maps ← amps · mapps · mapss · masp · mmaps · mpas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maps" and "mar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maps" or "mar"?
After this comparison
Pair "maps" vs "mar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "maps" 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 #1,901,126 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maps" and "mar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mar vs mora". 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 #1,901,126 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.