Which to use
“maya” is an adjective and “Mayas” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,616
- “maya” frequency rank
- #35,595
- “Mayas” frequency rank
- 47211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | maya | Mayas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Relatif aux Mayas —peuple amérindien précolombien qui occupait le sud du Mexique et l’Amérique centrale (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua) entre le Iᵉ siècle avant J.-C. et le Xᵉ siècle de notre ère—, ainsi qu’à leurs descendants, à leur langue et à leur culture. | Peuple amérindien précolombien qui occupait le Sud du Mexique et l’Amérique centrale (Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Salvador, Nicaragua) entre le Iᵉʳ siècle avant J.-C. et le Xᵉ siècle de notre ère. |
Same sound, different letters: maya vs Mayas
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - maya / Mayas
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: maya and Mayas carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ma.ja\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “maya” sits inside “Mayas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
maya is recorded at frequency rank #11,616, classified as anadj, pronounced \ma.ja\. Mayas is at rank #35,595, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ma.ja\.
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 47211, this pair ranks #188,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of maya vs Mayas
Shared letters: amy. Private to "maya": -. Private to "Mayas": s.
"maya" · 4 letters · shape CVVV · "Mayas" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "maya" and "Mayas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "maya" or "Mayas"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "maya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Mayas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "maya" and "Mayas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mads vs Mayas". 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 #188,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.