may be
adverb
may be is an adverb meaning “Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see may, be” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled M-A-Y-B-E.
What does may be mean?
adverb
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see may, be.
Usage
Wiktionary also records may be as a common misspelling of another word in some uses; the senses above are its own.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with may be
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: maybe (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).