# mau vs mie

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mie
*verb · IPA [ˈmje] · frequency rank #43,709*
Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de miar.

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