# mao vs MPAA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mao
*noun · frequency rank #13,014*
The ma'oma'o, Gymnomyza samoensis, a large passerine bird native to Samoa.

### MPAA
*name · frequency rank #49,512*
Initialism of Motion Picture Association of America (Motion Picture Association since September 2019).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
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