Which to use
“mares” is a noun and “Mayes” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,365
- “mares” frequency rank
- #46,054
- “Mayes” frequency rank
- 75419
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mares | Mayes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mare | A surname. |
Letter map: mares vs Mayes
Shared letters muted; letters that set mares and Mayes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. mares (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 - mares and Mayes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mares is anoun and Mayesaname. On the page they differ by a single letter - r in “mares” becomes y in “Mayes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mares is recorded at frequency rank #29,365, classified as anoun, pronounced /mɛɹz/. 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 75419, this pair ranks #33,197 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mares vs Mayes
Shared letters: aems. Private to "mares": r. Private to "Mayes": y.
"mares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Mayes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mares" and "Mayes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "mares" or "Mayes" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mares" and "Mayes".
- Full dictionary entry for "mares" 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 #33,197 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mares" 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 #33,197 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.