Which to use
“Mayes” is a name and “mazes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,054
- “Mayes” frequency rank
- #42,261
- “mazes” frequency rank
- 88315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Mayes | mazes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | plural of maze |
Letter map: Mayes vs mazes
Shared letters muted; letters that set Mayes and mazes apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - Mayes and mazes
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Mayes is aname and mazesanoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - y in “Mayes” becomes z in “mazes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Mayes is recorded at frequency rank #46,054, classified as aname. mazes is at rank #42,261, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmeɪzɪz/.
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 88315, this pair ranks #6,506 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Mayes vs mazes
Shared letters: aems. Private to "Mayes": y. Private to "mazes": z.
"Mayes" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "mazes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Mayes" and "mazes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Mayes" or "mazes"?
What to do next
Pair "Mayes" vs "mazes" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Mayes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mazes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,506 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Mayes" and "mazes" 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 #6,506 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.