Which to use
“mays” and “south” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,064
- “mays” frequency rank
- #8,947
- “south” frequency rank
- 53011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mays | south |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays) | Himmelsrichtung; Süden |
Letter map: mays vs south
Shared letters muted; letters that set mays and south apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. mays runs 4 letters (CVVC) against south's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - mays / south
mays and south 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 53011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mays is recorded at frequency rank #44,064, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. south is at rank #8,947, 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 53011, this pair ranks #1,074,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mays vs south
Shared letters: s. Private to "mays": amy. Private to "south": hotu.
"mays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "south" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mays" and "south" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "mays" or "south" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've compared "mays" and "south". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "mays" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "south" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,074,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mays" and "south" 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 #1,074,587 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.