# Maude vs Maurer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maude
*name · frequency rank #27,211*
A female given name from French; a variant of Maud. This is the most common spelling in English-speaking regions.

### Maurer
*name · frequency rank #47,751*
A surname from German.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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