Which to use
“males” and “mare” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,061
- “males” frequency rank
- #13,015
- “mare” frequency rank
- 18076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | males | mare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of male | An adult female horse. |
Where the eye mixes males and mare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses males with mare
A purely visual mix-up. males (/meɪlz/) and mare (/mɛə/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
males is recorded at frequency rank #5,061, classified as anoun, pronounced /meɪlz/. mare is at rank #13,015, tagged as anoun, pronounced /mɛə/.
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 18076, this pair ranks #447,272 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of males vs mare
Shared letters: aem. Private to "males": ls. Private to "mare": r.
"males" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mare" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "males" and "mare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "males" vs "mare" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "males" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #447,272 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "males" and "mare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mare 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 #447,272 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.