Which to use
“mails” is a noun and “mass” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,725
- “mails” frequency rank
- #16,414
- “mass” frequency rank
- 24139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mails | mass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de mail. | Variante orthographique de maß. |
Where the eye mixes mails and mass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mails vs mass
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mails is \maj\ while mass is \maːs\. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mails is recorded at frequency rank #7,725, classified as anoun, pronounced \maj\. mass is at rank #16,414, tagged as averb, pronounced \maːs\.
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 24139, this pair ranks #348,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mails vs mass
Shared letters: ams. Private to "mails": il. Private to "mass": -.
"mails" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "mass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mails" and "mass" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mails" vs "mass" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mails" and "mass" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mails" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #348,360 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mails" and "mass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mass vs MSG". 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 #348,360 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.