# may vs MB

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### MB
*symbol · frequency rank #9,916*
Abbreviation of megabyte.

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