# malu vs may

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### may
*noun · IPA [mɑj] · frequency rank #5,282*
fünfter Monat im Kalenderjahr; Mai

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