# mild vs misled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### misled
*verb · IPA /ˌmɪsˈlɛd/ · frequency rank #20,170*
simple past and past participle of mislead

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