# Milan vs milk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Milan
*name · IPA /mɪˈlɑn/ · frequency rank #6,593*
A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Milan and the region of Lombardy, Italy.

### milk
*noun · IPA /mɪlk/ · frequency rank #2,223*
A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.

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