Which to use
“mab” is a noun and “mah” is a determiner - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,175
- “mab” frequency rank
- #21,266
- “mah” frequency rank
- 68441
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mab | mah |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A slattern. | Pronunciation spelling of my. |
Letter map: mab vs mah
Shared letters muted; letters that set mab and mah apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for mab / mah
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: mab is anoun and mahadeterminer. On the page they differ by a single letter - b in “mab” becomes h in “mah”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68441, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mab is recorded at frequency rank #47,175, classified as anoun. mah is at rank #21,266, tagged as adet.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 68441, this pair ranks #58,851 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of mab vs mah
Shared letters: am. Private to "mab": b. Private to "mah": h.
"mab" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "mah" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mab" and "mah" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "mab" or "mah"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "mab" and "mah".
- Full dictionary entry for "mab" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mah" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,851 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mab" and "mah" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mab vs MPAA". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #58,851 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.