# made vs mike

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mike
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪk/ · frequency rank #1,665*
A microphone.

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