Maas

[maːs]

/[maːs]/ name

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The verdict

“Maas” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #7,962) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#7,962
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fluss in Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-maas · Maas · German

Maas · rank #7,962 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,962
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH meldete

Nearest frequency peer: meldete (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Maas“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Maas“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Maas vs MS
25% similar
Maas vs man
25% similar
Maas vs Mal
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Maas
PropertyValue
HeadwordMaas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[maːs]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,962
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Maas“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Maasliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „meldete“ (#7,963), „liberale“ (#7,960), „menschlich“ (#7,964). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Maas“ bei #7,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Maas is neighbouring look-alikes ("MS", "man", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [maːs]. Frequency #7,962 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Gloss: "Fluss in Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Maas, with forms such as "amas", "maass", and "masa". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MS", "man", "Mal", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Maas, spelled M-A-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fluss in Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Maas appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Maas hat eine Länge von 925 km.
  2. Wir überquerten die Maas.

This word in other languages

Meuse(English)Meuse(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amas
  • maass
  • masa
  • mmaas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Maas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

amas2maass1masa2mmaas1
Edit distance from "Maas"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Maas"?
"Maas" is spelled M-A-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maːs].
What does "Maas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Maas" means: Fluss in Frankreich, Belgien und den Niederlanden
What words are commonly confused with "Maas"?
"Maas" is commonly confused with "MS", "man", "Mal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Maas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Maas" is [maːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Maas" come from?
"Maas" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Maas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lahm#7,958Kuba#7,955only#7,971Reif#7,983

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list