Which to use
“makes” is a verb and “Mayes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #330
- “makes” frequency rank
- #46,054
- “Mayes” frequency rank
- 46384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | makes | Mayes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of make | A surname. |
Letter map: makes vs Mayes
Shared letters muted; letters that set makes and Mayes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. makes (CVCVC) and Mayes (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for makes / Mayes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: makes is averb and Mayesaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - k in “makes” becomes y in “Mayes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
makes is recorded at frequency rank #330, classified as averb, pronounced /meɪks/. 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 46384, this pair ranks #212,275 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of makes vs Mayes
Shared letters: aems. Private to "makes": k. Private to "Mayes": y.
"makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mayes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "makes" and "Mayes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "makes" or "Mayes" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "makes" and "Mayes".
- Full dictionary entry for "makes" 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 #212,275 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "makes" and "Mayes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "magus vs Mayes". 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 #212,275 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.