Which to use
“maim” is a verb and “marg” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,918
- “maim” frequency rank
- #44,926
- “marg” frequency rank
- 89844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maim | marg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body. | Clipping of margarine. |
Letter map: maim vs marg
Shared letters muted; letters that set maim and marg apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. maim (CVVC) and marg (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - maim and marg
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: maim is averb and marganoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maim is recorded at frequency rank #44,918, classified as averb, pronounced /meɪm/. marg is at rank #44,926, tagged as anoun.
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 89844, this pair ranks #4,750 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of maim vs marg
Shared letters: am. Private to "maim": i. Private to "marg": gr.
"maim" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "marg" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maim" and "marg" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maim" or "marg"?
What to do next
Pair "maim" vs "marg" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "maim" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "marg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,750 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maim" and "marg" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "marg vs Moog". 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 #4,750 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.