# mic vs mu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mic
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪk/ · frequency rank #9,498*
Alternative form of mike (“microphone”).

### mu
*noun · IPA /mjuː/ · frequency rank #11,427*
The 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.

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