# mars vs may

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mars
*verb · IPA /ˈmɑɹz/ · frequency rank #4,538*
third-person singular simple present indicative of mar

### may
*verb · IPA /meɪ/ · frequency rank #110*
To be strong; to have power (over).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mars-vs-may