maze

[meɪz]

/[meɪz]/ noun

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The verdict

“maze” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,065. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,065
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten

Corpus desk

Index DE-maze · maze · German

maze · rank #44,065 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,065
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH mays

Nearest frequency peer: mays (-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 „maze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „maze“ 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).

maze vs me
50% similar
maze vs MHz
25% similar
maze vs MEZ
0% similar

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

Key facts for maze
PropertyValue
Headwordmaze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[meɪz]
Letters4
Frequency rank#44,065
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „maze“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „mays“ (#44,064), „Masterstudium“ (#44,063), „medialer“ (#44,067). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „maze“ bei #44,065. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around maze (IPA [meɪz]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,065 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for maze, with forms such as "amze", "maez", and "mazze". 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, "me", "MHz", "MEZ", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is maze, spelled M-A-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Can you find the path through this maze?

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amze
  • maez
  • mazze
  • mmaze
  • mzae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

amze2maez2mazze1mmaze1mzae2
Edit distance from "maze"

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 "maze"?
"maze" is spelled M-A-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [meɪz].
What does "maze" mean?
As a noun, "maze" means: Irrgarten oder ein Gewirr wie ein Irrgarten
What words are commonly confused with "maze"?
"maze" is commonly confused with "me", "MHz", "MEZ". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "maze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "maze" is [meɪz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "maze" come from?
"maze" 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 "maze", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

mays#44,064Musa#44,090paid#44,122pipe#44,135

Similar misspelling depth

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

pries5 variantsHirse5 variantsSilo5 variantsElfe5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list