# madness vs manners

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### madness
*noun · IPA /ˈmad.nəs/ · frequency rank #7,471*
The state of being mad; insanity; mental disease.

### manners
*noun · IPA /ˈmæn.ɚz/ · frequency rank #9,209*
plural of manner

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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