# Mach vs mic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mic
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪk/ · frequency rank #9,498*
Alternative form of mike (“microphone”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mach-vs-mic