# mates vs Myles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mates
*noun · IPA /meɪts/ · frequency rank #7,248*
plural of mate

### Myles
*name · frequency rank #21,590*
A male given name from the Germanic languages. Alternative spelling of Miles, a less common one.

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