# made vs mam

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### made
*noun · IPA /meːd/ · frequency rank #126*
A grub or maggot.

### mam
*noun · IPA /mæm/ · frequency rank #21,576*
Mum, mom; diminutive of mother.

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