# mats vs MERS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mats
*noun · IPA /mæts/ · frequency rank #13,563*
plural of mat

### MERS
*noun · IPA /mɝz/ · frequency rank #45,510*
Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome.

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