# Maschen vs Mäuschen

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maschen
*noun · IPA [ˈmaʃn̩] · frequency rank #23,614*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Masche

### Mäuschen
*noun · IPA [ˈmɔɪ̯sçən] · frequency rank #38,910*
kleine, niedliche Maus

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/maschen-vs-mauschen