Which to use
“marks” is a verb and “mas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,230
- “marks” frequency rank
- #17,981
- “mas” frequency rank
- 43211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | marks | mas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs mark | der Bauernhof, das Bauernhaus |
Letter map: marks vs mas
Shared letters muted; letters that set marks and mas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: marks vs mas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: marks is averb and masanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
marks is recorded at frequency rank #25,230, classified as averb, pronounced […]. mas is at rank #17,981, tagged as anoun, pronounced [mas].
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 43211, this pair ranks #1,425,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of marks vs mas
Shared letters: ams. Private to "marks": kr. Private to "mas": -.
"marks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "mas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- marks ← amrks · makrs · markks · markss · marrks · marsk · mmarks · mraks
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "marks" and "mas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "marks" vs "mas" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "marks" and "mas". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "marks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,425,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "marks" and "mas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marks 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 #1,425,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.