# Macy vs mam

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mam
*noun · IPA /mæm/ · frequency rank #21,576*
Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.

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