Which to use
“made” and “model” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #126
- “made” frequency rank
- #775
- “model” frequency rank
- 901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | made | model |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A grub or maggot. | A person who serves as a human template for artwork or fashion. |
Where the eye mixes made and model
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. made (/meːd/) and model (/ˈmɒd.l̩/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
made is recorded at frequency rank #126, classified as anoun, pronounced /meːd/. model is at rank #775, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmɒd.l̩/.
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 901, this pair ranks #528,538 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of made vs model
Shared letters: dem. Private to "made": a. Private to "model": lo.
"made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "model" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC