# Macau vs mica

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mica
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪ.kə/ · frequency rank #29,376*
Any of a group of hydrous aluminosilicate minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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