# Mack vs mau

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mack
*name · frequency rank #25,725*
Nom de famille.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/mack-vs-mau