# mau vs may

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mau
*adjective · IPA [ˈmaw] · frequency rank #36,153*
Malo

### may
*noun · IPA [ˈmɑj] · frequency rank #6,205*
Mayo.

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