# MP vs MP3

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### MP3
*abbrev · IPA [ɛmpeːˈdʁaɪ̯] · frequency rank #13,661*
ein Dateiformat zur verlustbehafteten Audiokompression

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/mp-vs-mp3