# mala vs male

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mala
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪ.lə/ · frequency rank #34,178*
A single lobe of an insect's maxilla.

### male
*adjective · IPA /meɪl/ · frequency rank #1,371*
Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it.

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