# mars vs MS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mars
*verb · IPA /ˈmɑɹz/ · frequency rank #4,538*
third-person singular simple present indicative of mar

### MS
*name · frequency rank #2,167*
Abbreviation of Mato Grosso do Sul: a state of Brazil.

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