# marsh vs mays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### marsh
*noun · IPA [mɑːʃ] · frequency rank #34,252*
Sumpf, Sumpfland, Marsch, Marschland

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/marsh-vs-mays