# Macy vs mad

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Macy
*name · IPA /ˈmeɪsi/ · frequency rank #28,615*
A surname from Old French.

### mad
*adjective · IPA /ˈmæd/ · frequency rank #1,868*
Insane; crazy, mentally deranged.

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