# mater vs math

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### mater
*noun · IPA \ma.tɛʁ\ · frequency rank #10,740*
Maternité (établissement).

### math
*noun · IPA \mat\ · frequency rank #11,994*
Variante orthographique de maths.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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