Which to use
“mare” and “maze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “mare” frequency rank
- #44,065
- “maze” frequency rank
- 68890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mare | maze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stute | Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten |
Where the eye mixes mare and maze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mare and maze
A purely visual mix-up. mare ([mɛə]) and maze ([meɪz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - r in “mare” becomes z in “maze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68890, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mare is recorded at frequency rank #24,825, classified as anoun, pronounced [mɛə]. maze is at rank #44,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced [meɪz].
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 68890, this pair ranks #493,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mare vs maze
Shared letters: aem. Private to "mare": r. Private to "maze": z.
"mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "maze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mare" and "maze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "mare" or "maze"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mare" and "maze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "maze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #493,620 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mare" and "maze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs maze". 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 #493,620 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.