MayavsmmaConfusable pair

Which to use

“Maya” and “mma” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#12,126
“Maya” frequency rank
#39,528
“mma” frequency rank
51654
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Maya mma
Definition Angehöriger eines indianischen Volkes mit hoch entwickelter Kultur in Mittelamerika Plural des Substantivs ɔba

Letter map: Maya vs mma

Shared letters muted; letters that set Maya and mma apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
Maya
3 ch
mma

Corpus notes: Maya and mma

Maya and mma are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Maya is recorded at frequency rank #12,126, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈmaːja]. mma is at rank #39,528, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 51654, this pair ranks #1,127,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Maya vs mma

Shared letters: am. Private to "Maya": y. Private to "mma": -.

"Maya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV  ·  "mma" · 3 letters · shape CCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Mayaamya · maay · mayya · mmaya · myaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Maya" and "mma" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Maya" vs "mma" - which ranks higher?
"Maya" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,126 in our German list, against #39,528 for "mma". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Maya" vs "mma" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Maya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "mma" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,127,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Maya" and "mma" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mma 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 #1,127,270 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list