# mare vs mays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### mare
*noun · IPA [mɛə] · frequency rank #24,825*
Stute

### mays
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #44,064*
das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mare-vs-mays