maze

Other forms of maze

plural

mazes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about maze

What does maze mean?

maze means "complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in maze?

maze has 1 syllable: maze. In IPA it is /ˈmeɪz/.

What is another word for maze?

Close synonyms include labyrinth, tangle, snarl. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is maze a common word?

maze is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with maze?

3 words rhyme with maze. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.