# Mackey vs mickey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mackey
*name · IPA /ˈmæki/ · frequency rank #31,247*
A surname.

### mickey
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪki/ · frequency rank #8,823*
The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.

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