# mammal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmæməl/ · frequency rank #19,386

## Definitions
1. An animal of the class Mammalia.
2. An animal of the class Mammalia.

## Etymology
From Modern Latin Mammalia, coined 1758 by Linnaeus for the class of mammals, from neuter plural of Late Latin mammalis (“of the breast”), from Latin mamma (“breast”), perhaps cognate with mamma (mother).

## Easily confused with
- **momma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mammal-vs-momma)
- **mammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mammal-vs-mammy)
- **manual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mammal-vs-manual)
- **maximal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mammal-vs-maximal)
- **mammary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mammal-vs-mammary)
- **mama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mama-vs-mammal)
- **mamma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamma-vs-mammal)
- **mahal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mammal)
- **magma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magma-vs-mammal)
- **mamba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mamba-vs-mammal)
- **madman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/madman-vs-mammal)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ammmal`, `mamal`, `mamaml`, `mammall`, `mammla`, `mmamal`, `mmammal`

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