# mata vs mau

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### mata
*noun · IPA [máːtáː] · frequency rank #40,084*
Plural des Substantivs mace

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mata-vs-mau