# mike vs Mikel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mike
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪk/ · frequency rank #1,665*
A microphone.

### 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/mike-vs-mikel