# Maud vs mood

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maud
*name · IPA /mɔːd/ · frequency rank #27,556*
A female given name from the Germanic languages.

### mood
*noun · IPA /muːd/ · frequency rank #3,378*
A mental or emotional state, composure.

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