# maize

> English word · Noun · IPA /meɪz/ · frequency rank #18,616

## Definitions
1. Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.

## Easily confused with
- **miz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-miz)
- **Mie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mie)
- **make** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-make)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mine)
- **male** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-male)
- **mike** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mike)
- **mile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mile)
- **mate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mate)
- **mice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mice)
- **maze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-maze)
- **mare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mare)
- **mane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mane)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mite)
- **mime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mime)
- **mire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-mire)
- **maybe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-maybe)
- **Marie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-marie)
- **maple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-maple)
- **matte** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-matte)
- **marge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maize-vs-marge)

## Common misspellings (6)
`amize`, `maiez`, `maizze`, `mazie`, `miaze`, `mmaize`

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