# maybe vs mayne

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### maybe
*adverb · IPA /ˈmeɪ.bi/ · frequency rank #338*
Perhaps, possibly.

### mayne
*adjective · frequency rank #32,914*
Obsolete form of main.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maybe-vs-mayne