# madam vs Madras

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### madam
*noun · IPA /ˈmæd.əm/ · frequency rank #13,192*
A polite form of address for a woman or lady.

### Madras
*name · IPA /məˈdɹæs/ · frequency rank #17,665*
Former name of Chennai: the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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