Which to use
“mab” and “macs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,175
- “mab” frequency rank
- #27,549
- “macs” frequency rank
- 74724
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mab | macs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A slattern. | plural of mac |
Letter map: mab vs macs
Shared letters muted; letters that set mab and macs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
mab and macs are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74724, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mab is recorded at frequency rank #47,175, classified as anoun. macs is at rank #27,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mæks/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 74724, this pair ranks #35,410 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mab vs macs
Shared letters: am. Private to "mab": b. Private to "macs": cs.
"mab" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "macs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- macs ← amcs · maccs · macss · masc · mcas · mmacs