Which to use
“mays” is a noun and “neos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,064
- “mays” frequency rank
- #13,662
- “neos” frequency rank
- 57726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mays | neos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays) | Indikativ Futur Aktiv des Verbs nei |
Letter map: mays vs neos
Shared letters muted; letters that set mays and neos apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mays and neos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: mays vs neos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mays is anoun and neosaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57726, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mays is recorded at frequency rank #44,064, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. neos is at rank #13,662, tagged as averb, 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 57726, this pair ranks #890,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mays vs neos
Shared letters: s. Private to "mays": amy. Private to "neos": eno.
"mays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "neos" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "mays" for "neos" ever safe?
Frequency check: "mays" vs "neos" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "mays" vs "neos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "mays" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #890,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mays" and "neos" 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 #890,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.