# mace vs malt

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### malt
*noun · IPA /mɒlt/ · frequency rank #16,964*
Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.

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