# mama vs mania

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mama
*noun · IPA /məˈmɑː/ · frequency rank #4,774*
Mother, female parent.

### mania
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪ.ni.ə/ · frequency rank #16,276*
Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity.

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