makes

/\ˈmeɪks\/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#41,884

in French word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

makes is aFrenchnoun. It means: Pluriel de make. Pronounced \ˈmeɪks\. Often confused with mes and mas.

Key facts for makes
PropertyValue
Headwordmakes
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈmeɪks\
Letters5
Frequency rank#41,884
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of makes in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for makes is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ˈmeɪks\. Corpus data places it at rank #41,884 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pluriel de make.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for makes, with forms such as "amkes", "maeks", and "makess". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "mes", "mas", "mars", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is makes, spelled M-A-K-E-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de make.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: amkes,maeks,makess,makkes,makse,mkaes,mmakes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for makes

Misspelling Variants of "makes"

amkes5maeks5makess6makkes6makse5mkaes5mmakes6
Misspelling Variants of "makes"

Frequency rank: #41,884 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "makes"?
"makes" is spelled M-A-K-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈmeɪks\.
What does "makes" mean?
As a noun, "makes" means: Pluriel de make.
What words are commonly confused with "makes"?
"makes" is commonly confused with "mes", "mas", "mars". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "makes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "makes" is \ˈmeɪks\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "makes" come from?
"makes" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.