# Madeira vs Madera

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Madeira
*name · IPA /məˈdɪəɹ.ə/ · frequency rank #30,488*
An archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and an autonomous region of Portugal.

### Madera
*name · frequency rank #44,916*
A city, the county seat of Madera County, California, United States.

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