# mick vs mil

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mick
*noun · IPA /mɪk/ · frequency rank #9,211*
An Irishman.

### mil
*noun · IPA /mɪl/ · frequency rank #10,579*
An angular mil, a unit of angular measurement equal to ¹⁄₆₄₀₀ of a complete circle. At 1000 metres one mil subtends about one metre (0.98 m). Also ¹⁄₆₀₀₀ and ¹⁄₆₃₀₀ are used in other countries.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mick-vs-mil