Which to use
“mice” and “mike” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,166
- “mice” frequency rank
- #1,665
- “mike” frequency rank
- 7831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mice | mike |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of mouse | A microphone. |
Where the eye mixes mice and mike
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. mice (/maɪs/) and mike (/ˈmaɪk/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “mice” becomes k in “mike”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mice is recorded at frequency rank #6,166, classified as anoun, pronounced /maɪs/. mike is at rank #1,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈmaɪk/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 7831, this pair ranks #505,372 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mice vs mike
Shared letters: eim. Private to "mice": c. Private to "mike": k.
"mice" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mike" · 4 letters · shape CVCV