# may vs maybe

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### may
*noun · IPA [mɑj] · frequency rank #5,282*
fünfter Monat im Kalenderjahr; Mai

### maybe
*adverb · IPA [ˈmeɪbiː] · frequency rank #24,042*
vielleicht

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