Mais

[maɪ̯s]

/[maɪ̯s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Mais” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,409
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Botanik:

Corpus desk

Index DE-mais · Mais · German

Mais · rank #9,409 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,409
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH lügt

Nearest frequency peer: lügt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Mais“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Mais“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Mais vs MS
25% similar
Mais vs mit
25% similar
Mais vs man
25% similar

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

Key facts for Mais
PropertyValue
HeadwordMais
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[maɪ̯s]
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,409
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mais“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Maisliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „lügt“ (#9,408), „Marokko“ (#9,410), „Ludwigshafen“ (#9,407). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mais“ bei #9,409. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Mais (IPA [maɪ̯s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,409 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mais, with forms such as "amis", "maiss", and "masi". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "MS", "mit", "man", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Mais, spelled M-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Botanik:
  2. 2
    (ursprünglich aus Zentralamerika stammende) zu den Süßgräsern (Poaceae) zählende Getreidepflanze (Zea mays) von hohem Wuchs mit breiten, langen Blättern und einer am Gipfel befindlichen Rispe von Staubblüten, deren Fruchtstand aus großen, ringsum mit Körnern besetzten Kolben besteht und die als Nahrungsmittel sowie als Viehfutter verwendet wird
  3. 3
    Frucht der unter [1] beschriebenen Pflanze

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Reifer Mais wird an Hühner verfüttert, unreifer an Kühe.
  2. „Die Kolben des Maises unterscheiden sich so stark von den Ähren seiner Vorfahren, dass die wilde Ursprungsart lange Jahre nicht erkannt wurde.“

Synonyms

MaisstaudeKukuruzTürkenPferdezahnTürkenkornTürkisch KornTürkischer WeizenWelschkornMilje

This word in other languages

maize(English)maíz(Español)maïs(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amis
  • maiss
  • masi
  • mias
  • mmais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mais - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

amis2maiss1masi2mias2mmais1
Edit distance from "Mais"

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 "Mais"?
"Mais" is spelled M-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [maɪ̯s].
What does "Mais" mean?
As a noun, "Mais" means: Botanik:
What words are commonly confused with "Mais"?
"Mais" is commonly confused with "MS", "mit", "man". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mais" is [maɪ̯s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mais" come from?
"Mais" 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?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

lügt#9,408lade#9,399Korn#9,396Peer#9,432

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Eimer5 variantsTüte5 variantscome5 variantszero5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list