# meant vs men

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### meant
*verb · IPA /mɛnt/ · frequency rank #1,228*
simple past and past participle of mean

### men
*noun · IPA /mɛn/ · frequency rank #289*
plural of man

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