# Macao vs Macau

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Macao
*name · frequency rank #37,077*
Alternative spelling of Macau:

### Macau
*name · IPA /məˈkaʊ/ · frequency rank #20,159*
A city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong.

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