# Maddow vs Maddox

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maddow
*name · IPA /mædoʊ/ · frequency rank #44,318*
A surname.

### Maddox
*name · IPA /ˈmædəks/ · frequency rank #26,872*
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic].

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