# mai vs mal

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mai
*adverb · IPA [ˈmaj] · frequency rank #14,397*
Jamás o nunca.

### mal
*noun · IPA [ˈmal] · frequency rank #193*
Carencia de bondad.

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