# mild vs mired

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mild
*adjective · IPA /ˈmaɪld/ · frequency rank #5,982*
Gentle and not easily angered.

### mired
*noun · frequency rank #36,669*
A unit of measurement for color temperature.

## Source
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