# mark vs maw

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mark
*noun · IPA /mɑːk/ · frequency rank #949*
Boundary, land within a boundary.

### maw
*noun · IPA /mɔː/ · frequency rank #30,495*
The stomach, especially of an animal.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mark-vs-maw