# made vs mated

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mated
*verb · IPA /ˈmeɪtɪd/ · frequency rank #32,074*
simple past and past participle of mate

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