Which to use
“Maeve” and “Magee” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,246
- “Maeve” frequency rank
- #34,175
- “Magee” frequency rank
- 77421
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Maeve | Magee |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A female given name from Irish of mostly Irish usage. | A surname. |
Where the eye mixes Maeve and Magee
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Maeve (CVVCV) and Magee (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Maeve vs Magee
A purely visual mix-up. Maeve (/meɪv/) and Magee (/məˈɡiː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77421, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Maeve is recorded at frequency rank #43,246, classified as aname, pronounced /meɪv/. Magee is at rank #34,175, tagged as aname, pronounced /məˈɡiː/.
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 77421, this pair ranks #27,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Maeve vs Magee
Shared letters: aem. Private to "Maeve": v. Private to "Magee": g.
"Maeve" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Magee" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Maeve" and "Magee" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Maeve" vs "Magee" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Maeve" and "Magee" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Maeve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Magee" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,311 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Maeve" and "Magee" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Maeve vs Marne". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #27,311 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.