# mater vs meter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mater
*noun · IPA /ˈmeɪtə/ · frequency rank #15,655*
Mother.

### meter
*noun · IPA /ˈmitəɹ/ · frequency rank #6,165*
A device that measures things.

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