# mad vs mi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mi
*noun · IPA /miː/ · frequency rank #4,315*
A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mad-vs-mi