# MSG vs MUA

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### MSG
*noun · frequency rank #23,606*
Initialism of monosodium glutamate.

### MUA
*noun · frequency rank #46,640*
Initialism of make-up artist.

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