# mako

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɑkoʊ/ · frequency rank #30,126

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of mako shark

## Etymology
Borrowed from Māori makō (“shark”), a Southern Maori dialect form of the more standard mangō (“shark”).

## Easily confused with
- **MO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mo)
- **MK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mk)
- **may** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-may)
- **man** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-man)
- **map** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-map)
- **max** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-max)
- **mar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mar)
- **mat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mat)
- **mao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mao)
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mal)
- **mam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mam)
- **moo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-moo)
- **Mau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mau)
- **maw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-maw)
- **MLK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mlk)
- **MMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mmo)
- **MEK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mek)
- **many** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-many)
- **mark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-mark)
- **male** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mako-vs-male)

## Common misspellings (5)
`amko`, `makko`, `maok`, `mkao`, `mmako`

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