mapsvsmigrosWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: maps is a noun, migros is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“maps” is a noun and “migros” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,591
“maps” frequency rank
#32,671
“migros” frequency rank
42262
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature maps migros
Definition Plural des Substantivs map Indikativ Futur Aktiv des Verbs migri

Letter map: maps vs migros

Shared letters muted; letters that set maps and migros apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maps runs 4 letters (CVCC) against migros's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

4 ch
maps
6 ch
migros

Role in the sentence - maps and migros

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maps is anoun and migrosaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42262, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

maps is recorded at frequency rank #9,591, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. migros is at rank #32,671, tagged as averb, 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 42262, this pair ranks #1,454,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of maps vs migros

Shared letters: ms. Private to "maps": ap. Private to "migros": gior.

"maps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "migros" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mapsamps · mapps · mapss · masp · mmaps · mpas
  • migrosimgros · mgiros · miggros · migors · migross · migrros · migrso · mirgos

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "maps" and "migros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "maps" is a noun and "migros" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "maps" or "migros"?
"maps" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,591 in our German list, against #32,671 for "migros". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "maps" vs "migros" 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 "migros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,454,821 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "maps" and "migros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "migros 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 #1,454,821 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list