# amma vs Anya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### amma
*noun · IPA /ˈʌmə/ · frequency rank #37,316*
mother

### Anya
*name · frequency rank #28,117*
A female given name from Russian or Ukrainian, of modern usage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amma-vs-anya