# macho vs Mario

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### macho
*adjective · IPA /ˈmæt͡ʃ.əʊ/ · frequency rank #20,697*
Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way. Very masculine.

### Mario
*name · IPA /ˈmaɹiəʊ/ · frequency rank #4,873*
A male given name from Italian or Spanish.

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