# mater vs mutter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mutter
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌtə/ · frequency rank #38,512*
A repressed or obscure utterance; an instance of muttering.

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