# midday vs middle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### midday
*noun · IPA /mɪdˈdeɪ/ · frequency rank #17,900*
Noon; twelve o'clock during the day.

### middle
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪdl̩/ · frequency rank #678*
A centre, midpoint.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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