# maize, Mays, maze

> English homophone group · 3 words that sound the same · /meɪz/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### maize
*/meɪz/*
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

### Mays
*/meɪz/*
plural of May

### maze
*/ˈmeɪz/*
A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/maize