# MAD vs mays

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mays
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #44,064*
das Artepitheton für den Mais (Zea mays)

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