Which to use
“Mayer” is a name and “mays” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,563
- “Mayer” frequency rank
- #44,064
- “mays” frequency rank
- 50627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mayer | mays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | deutschsprachiger Familienname, Nachname mit häufigem Vorkommen | das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays) |
Letter map: Mayer vs mays
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mayer and mays apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Mayer runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against mays's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: Mayer vs mays
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mayer is aname and maysanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mayer is recorded at frequency rank #6,563, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]. mays is at rank #44,064, 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 50627, this pair ranks #1,166,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mayer vs mays
Shared letters: amy. Private to "Mayer": er. Private to "mays": s.
"Mayer" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "mays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Mayer" for "mays" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Mayer" vs "mays" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "Mayer" and "mays". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mayer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,166,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mayer" and "mays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mays 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 #1,166,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.