# Macs vs MAD

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Macs
*noun · IPA [mɛks] · frequency rank #41,330*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Mac

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/macs-vs-mad