# mala vs mamba

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mamba
*noun · IPA /ˈmæmbə/ · frequency rank #44,919*
Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Dendroaspis, native to Africa, that live in trees.

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