Which to use
“Mark” and “maze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,703
- “Mark” frequency rank
- #44,065
- “maze” frequency rank
- 45768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mark | maze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | historische Gewichts- bzw. Masseneinheit, die ab dem 11. Jahrhundert das Pfund als Edelmetall- und Münzgewicht verdrängte. Die Mark ist traditionell ein halbes Pfund und wurde üblicherweise in 8 Unzen oder 16 Lot eingeteilt | Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten |
Where the eye mixes Mark and maze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Mark with maze
A purely visual mix-up. Mark ([maʁk]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mark is recorded at frequency rank #1,703, classified as anoun, pronounced [maʁk]. 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 45768, this pair ranks #1,341,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mark vs maze
Shared letters: am. Private to "Mark": kr. Private to "maze": ez.
"Mark" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "maze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mark" and "maze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Mark" vs "maze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mark" 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 #1,341,859 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mark" 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 #1,341,859 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.