# mach vs MAD

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### mach
*verb · IPA [max] · frequency rank #687*
2. Person Singular Imperativ des Verbs machen

### MAD
*abbrev · IPA [ɛmʔaːˈdeː] · frequency rank #12,532*
militärischer Abschirmdienst

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mach-vs-mad