mays

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The verdict

“mays” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,064
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays)

Corpus desk

Index DE-mays · mays · German

mays · rank #44,064 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,064
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Masterstudium

Nearest frequency peer: Masterstudium (-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 „mays“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „mays“ 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).

mays vs my
50% similar
mays vs MS
0% similar
mays vs mus
50% similar

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

Key facts for mays
PropertyValue
Headwordmays
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,064
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „mays“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Masterstudium“ (#44,063), „maze“ (#44,065), „marxistisch“ (#44,062). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „mays“ bei #44,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around mays (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,064 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for mays, with forms such as "amys", "masy", and "mayss". 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, "my", "MS", "mus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is mays, spelled M-A-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays)

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Das Artepitheton mays geht auf den vorspanischen, karibischen Vernikularnamen mahiz der Indianersprache Taino auf Haiti (Hispaniola) zurück.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amys
  • masy
  • mayss
  • mayys
  • mmays
  • myas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of mays - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amys2masy2mayss1mayys1mmays1myas2
Edit distance from "mays"

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 "mays"?
"mays" is spelled M-A-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "mays" mean?
As a noun, "mays" means: das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays)
What words are commonly confused with "mays"?
"mays" is commonly confused with "my", "MS", "mus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "mays"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mays" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "mays" come from?
"mays" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

maze#44,065Musa#44,090paid#44,122pipe#44,135

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

pons6 variantshurt6 variantsprüf6 variantsRahn6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list