# Macon vs mon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Macon
*name · IPA /ˈmakɒ̃/ · frequency rank #24,502*
Alternative spelling of Mâcon, a city in France.

### mon
*noun · IPA /mɑn/ · frequency rank #8,828*
The former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.

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