# madman vs mailman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### madman
*noun · IPA /ˈmædmən/ · frequency rank #21,853*
A man who is insane or mentally disturbed.

### mailman
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪl.mæn/ · frequency rank #33,724*
Someone who delivers mail to, and/or collects mail from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.

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