# mel vs mi

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mel
*noun · IPA /mɛl/ · frequency rank #9,630*
A unit of pitch on a scale of pitches perceived by listeners to be equally spaced from one another.

### mi
*noun · IPA /miː/ · frequency rank #4,315*
A syllable used in sol-fa (solfège) to represent the third note of a major scale.

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