# make vs mau

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### make
*verb · IPA [meɪk] · frequency rank #5,200*
machen, herstellen

### mau
*adjective · IPA [maʊ̯] · frequency rank #17,357*
sich nicht ganz wohl fühlend

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