# Mainz vs making

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mainz
*name · IPA /maɪnts/ · frequency rank #39,410*
A city, the state capital of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the River Rhine.

### making
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #264*
The act of forming, causing, or constituting; workmanship; construction.

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