# mau vs Mr

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Mr
*abbrev · IPA /ˈmɪstəɹ/ · frequency rank #4,178*
Sr., abreviatura de mister.

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