Which to use
“mages” is a noun and “Mayes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,499
- “mages” frequency rank
- #46,054
- “Mayes” frequency rank
- 91553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mages | Mayes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mage | A surname. |
Letter map: mages vs Mayes
Shared letters muted; letters that set mages and Mayes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mages (CVCVC) and Mayes (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - mages and Mayes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mages is anoun and Mayesaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - g in “mages” becomes y in “Mayes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 91553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mages is recorded at frequency rank #45,499, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪ.d͡ʒɪz/. Mayes is at rank #46,054, 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 91553, this pair ranks #3,221 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mages vs Mayes
Shared letters: aems. Private to "mages": g. Private to "Mayes": y.
"mages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mayes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mages" and "Mayes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mages" or "Mayes"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mages" and "Mayes".
- Full dictionary entry for "mages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mayes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,221 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mages" and "Mayes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mages vs MGS". 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 #3,221 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.