# MAD vs MP

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### MP
*abbrev · IPA [ɛmˈpiː] · frequency rank #15,949*
Maschinenpistole

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