Which to use
“Magee” and “Maude” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,175
- “Magee” frequency rank
- #27,211
- “Maude” frequency rank
- 61386
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Magee | Maude |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions. |
Letter map: Magee vs Maude
Shared letters muted; letters that set Magee and Maude apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: Magee and Maude
Magee and Maude 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61386, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Magee is recorded at frequency rank #34,175, classified as aname, pronounced /məˈɡiː/. Maude is at rank #27,211, tagged as aname.
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 61386, this pair ranks #94,615 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Magee vs Maude
Shared letters: aem. Private to "Magee": g. Private to "Maude": du.
"Magee" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "Maude" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Magee" and "Maude" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Magee" or "Maude"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Magee" and "Maude".
- Full dictionary entry for "Magee" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Maude" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #94,615 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Magee" and "Maude" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Magee 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 #94,615 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.