# Mach vs made

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mach
*name · IPA /mɑːk/ · frequency rank #20,990*
A surname from Czech.

### made
*noun · IPA /meːd/ · frequency rank #126*
A grub or maggot.

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