# mean vs MN

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mean
*verb · IPA /miːn/ · frequency rank #274*
To intend.

### MN
*name · frequency rank #10,728*
Abbreviation of Minnesota: a state of the United States.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mean-vs-mn