# mace vs maker

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mace
*noun · IPA /meɪs/ · frequency rank #18,879*
A heavy fighting club.

### maker
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪk.ə/ · frequency rank #4,871*
Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

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