Which to use
“mari” and “Maut” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,234
- “mari” frequency rank
- #8,753
- “Maut” frequency rank
- 37987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mari | Maut |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ehemann, Gatte, Gemahl, Gespons | Zoll |
Where the eye mixes mari and Maut
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mari vs Maut
A purely visual mix-up. mari ([ma.ʁi]) and Maut ([maʊ̯t]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mari is recorded at frequency rank #29,234, classified as anoun, pronounced [ma.ʁi]. Maut is at rank #8,753, tagged as anoun, pronounced [maʊ̯t].
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 37987, this pair ranks #1,575,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mari vs Maut
Shared letters: am. Private to "mari": ir. Private to "Maut": tu.
"mari" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Maut" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mari" for "Maut" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mari" vs "Maut" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "mari" and "Maut" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mari" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maut" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mari" and "Maut" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mari 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 #1,575,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.