# mair

> English word · Adjective · IPA /mɛə/ · frequency rank #43,249

## Definitions
1. more

## Etymology
From Middle English mair, mare, from Old English māra (“more”), from Proto-Germanic *maizô. More at more.

## Easily confused with
- **Mr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mr)
- **mi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mi)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-may)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-man)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-map)
- **mix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mix)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-max)
- **min** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-min)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mar)
- **MIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mia)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mat)
- **mic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mic)
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mil)
- **mit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mit)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mao)
- **MRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mri)
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mal)
- **Mei** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mei)
- **mir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mir)
- **mer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mair-vs-mer)

## Common misspellings (2)
`mairr`, `mmair`

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