# Misses, Mrs

> English homophone group · 2 words that sound the same · /ˈmɪsɪz/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### Misses
*/ˈmɪsɪz/*
plural of Miss

### Mrs
*/ˈmɪsɪz/*
Abbreviation of Missus or Mistress; used before an adult woman's name or surname, used for any high-status woman without regard to marital status until the 1800s, after which it began to be reserved for married, divorced and widowed women and used with their married surnames.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/misses