Which to use
“made” is a verb and “mai” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,860
- “made” frequency rank
- #14,397
- “mai” frequency rank
- 27257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | made | mai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pasado simple del verbo (to) make. | Jamás o nunca. |
Where the eye mixes made and mai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: made vs mai
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: made is /meɪd/ while mai is [ˈmaj]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
made is recorded at frequency rank #12,860, classified as averb, pronounced /meɪd/. mai is at rank #14,397, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈmaj].
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 27257, this pair ranks #227,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of made vs mai
Shared letters: am. Private to "made": de. Private to "mai": i.
"made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mai" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- made ← amde · madde · maed · mdae · mmade
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "made" and "mai" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "made" or "mai"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "made" and "mai" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "made" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #227,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "made" and "mai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mai vs mur". 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 #227,730 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.