Which to use
“made” and “makes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,860
- “made” frequency rank
- #49,124
- “makes” frequency rank
- 61984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | made | makes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pasado simple del verbo (to) make. | Hace, Presente del modo indicativo para la tercera persona del singular del verbo make. |
Where the eye mixes made and makes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. made runs 4 letters (CVCV) against makes's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses made with makes
A purely visual mix-up. made (/meɪd/) and makes (/meɪks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61984, 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/. makes is at rank #49,124, tagged as averb, pronounced /meɪks/.
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 61984, this pair ranks #53,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of made vs makes
Shared letters: aem. Private to "made": d. Private to "makes": ks.
"made" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "makes" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "made" and "makes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "made" or "makes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "made" and "makes" 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 "makes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "made" and "makes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "makes vs Marks". 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 #53,614 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.