# maybe vs mays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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/maybe-vs-mays