# MAD vs malu

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### malu
*adverb · IPA […] · frequency rank #46,130*
erst, erst einmal

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