# Maddox vs Maddy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Maddy
*name · IPA /ˈmædi/ · frequency rank #30,125*
A diminutive of the female given name Madeleine.

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