# m8 vs mau

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### m8
*noun · IPA \meɪt\ · frequency rank #48,649*
Ami, pote.

### mau
*adjective · IPA \maʊ̯\ · frequency rank #35,149*
Mal en point, mal fichu, patraque.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/m8-vs-mau