# Messer vs missed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Messer
*name · frequency rank #46,059*
A surname.

### missed
*verb · IPA /mɪst/ · frequency rank #1,567*
simple past and past participle of miss

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