Which to use
“maps” is a noun and “your” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,591
- “maps” frequency rank
- #3,411
- “your” frequency rank
- 13002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maps | your |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs map | dein, Ihr |
Letter map: maps vs your
Shared letters muted; letters that set maps and your apart highlighted. No shared letter run. maps (CVCC) and your (VVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: maps vs your
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maps is anoun and yourapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maps is recorded at frequency rank #9,591, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. your is at rank #3,411, tagged as apron, 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 13002, this pair ranks #1,960,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of maps vs your
Shared letters: none. Private to "maps": amps. Private to "your": oruy.
"maps" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "your" · 4 letters · shape VVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "maps" vs "your" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "maps" and "your". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "maps" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "your" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,960,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maps" and "your" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "maps 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 #1,960,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.