# mage vs mode

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mage
*noun · IPA /meɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #26,873*
A magician, wizard, sorcerer, witch, warlock or mystic.

### mode
*noun · IPA /moʊd/ · frequency rank #2,357*
One of several common scales in modern Western music, one of which corresponds to the modern major scale and one to the natural minor scale.

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