# math vs mph

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### math
*noun · IPA /mæθ/ · frequency rank #3,314*
Clipping of mathematics.

### mph
*noun · IPA /ˌɛmpiˈeɪt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #6,813*
Initialism of mile(s) per hour.

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