# maize vs marine

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### marine
*adjective · IPA /məˈɹiːn/ · frequency rank #2,843*
Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.

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