# Maisie vs maize

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maisie
*name · IPA /ˈmeɪzi/ · frequency rank #36,652*
A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, from Scottish.

### maize
*noun · IPA /meɪz/ · frequency rank #18,616*
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

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