# maid vs mash

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### maid
*noun · IPA /meɪd/ · frequency rank #8,819*
A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden.

### mash
*noun · IPA /mæʃ/ · frequency rank #13,954*
A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy state.

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