# mac vs mu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mac
*noun · IPA /mæk/ · frequency rank #3,313*
Clipping of mackintosh (“a raincoat”).

### mu
*noun · IPA /mjuː/ · frequency rank #11,427*
The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.

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