# mickey vs Mikel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mickey
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪki/ · frequency rank #8,823*
The smallest distance that a computer mouse can move a cursor on a screen, which is used to measure the device's resolution or sensitivity.

### Mikel
*name · frequency rank #34,196*
A male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Michael.

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