# maki vs mal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### maki
*noun · IPA /ˈmɑːki/ · frequency rank #31,647*
A ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

### mal
*noun · IPA /mæl/ · frequency rank #13,953*
illness, affliction.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maki-vs-mal