# midst vs mist

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### midst
*noun · IPA /mɪdst/ · frequency rank #8,453*
A place in the middle of something; may be used of a literal or metaphorical location.

### mist
*noun · IPA /mɪst/ · frequency rank #11,744*
Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)

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