# mammal vs mammary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mammal
*noun · IPA /ˈmæməl/ · frequency rank #19,386*
An animal of the class Mammalia.

### mammary
*adjective · IPA /ˈmæməɹi/ · frequency rank #45,505*
Of or relating to the mamma or breast (of a woman or a female animal).

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