# Mack vs mash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mack
*name · IPA /mæk/ · frequency rank #11,245*
Synonym of guy, term of address for a man or person.

### mash
*noun · IPA /mæʃ/ · frequency rank #13,954*
A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.

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