# Macy vs mic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mic
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪk/ · frequency rank #9,498*
Alternative form of mike (“microphone”).

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