Mayr

[ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]

/[ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]/ name

The verdict

“Mayr” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,353
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutscher Familienname

Corpus desk

Index DE-mayr · Mayr · German

Mayr · rank #21,353 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,353
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mayo

Nearest frequency peer: mayo (-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 „Mayr“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Mayr“ 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).

Mayr vs my
25% similar
Mayr vs Mr
50% similar
Mayr vs mir
25% similar

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

Key facts for Mayr
PropertyValue
HeadwordMayr
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,353
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Mayr“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Mayrliegt 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: „mayo“ (#21,352), „Melancholie“ (#21,354), „Marien“ (#21,351). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Mayr“ bei #21,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Mayr (IPA [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #21,353 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "deutscher Familienname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mayr, with forms such as "amyr", "mayrr", and "mayyr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "my", "Mr", "mir", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Mayr, spelled M-A-Y-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutscher Familienname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Familie Mayr zieht von Süddeutschland nach Österreich um.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amyr
  • mayrr
  • mayyr
  • mmayr
  • myar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mayr - 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.

amyr2mayrr1mayyr1mmayr1myar2
Edit distance from "Mayr"

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 "Mayr"?
"Mayr" is spelled M-A-Y-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ].
What does "Mayr" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mayr" means: deutscher Familienname
What words are commonly confused with "Mayr"?
"Mayr" is commonly confused with "my", "Mr", "mir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Mayr"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Mayr" is [ˈmaɪ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Mayr" come from?
"Mayr" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list