Which to use
“Mais” is a name and “mic” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,490
- “Mais” frequency rank
- #9,498
- “mic” frequency rank
- 39988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mais | mic |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Alternative form of mike (“microphone”). |
Letter map: Mais vs mic
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mais and mic apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - Mais and mic
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mais is aname and micanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mais is recorded at frequency rank #30,490, classified as aname. mic is at rank #9,498, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɪk/.
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 39988, this pair ranks #271,668 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Mais vs mic
Shared letters: im. Private to "Mais": as. Private to "mic": c.
"Mais" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "mic" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Mais ← maiss · masi · mias · mmais
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mais" and "mic" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "Mais" or "mic" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Mais" and "mic".
- Full dictionary entry for "Mais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mic" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,668 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mais" and "mic" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mais 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 #271,668 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.