# mae vs Mateu

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mae
*noun · IPA [ˈmae] · frequency rank #17,199*
Tratamiento coloquial y general para personas, especialmente jóvenes del sexo masculino.

### Mateu
*name · IPA [ˈmat̪ew] · frequency rank #40,947*
Apellido.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/mae-vs-mateu