Which to use
“maze” is a noun and “me” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,065
- “maze” frequency rank
- #1,980
- “me” frequency rank
- 46045
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maze | me |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten | meines Erachtens |
Letter map: maze vs me
Shared letters muted; letters that set maze and me apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for maze / me
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maze is anoun and meanabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46045, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maze is recorded at frequency rank #44,065, classified as anoun, pronounced [meɪz]. me is at rank #1,980, tagged as anabbrev.
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 46045, this pair ranks #1,332,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maze vs me
Shared letters: em. Private to "maze": az. Private to "me": -.
"maze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "me" · 2 letters · shape CV
Known mistypes of this pair
- maze ← amze · maez · mazze · mmaze · mzae
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "maze" for "me" ever safe?
Which is more common, "maze" or "me"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "maze" and "me".
- Full dictionary entry for "maze" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "me" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,332,417 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maze" and "me" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Matze vs maze". 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 #1,332,417 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.