# Mills vs mines

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mills
*name · IPA /mɪlz/ · frequency rank #4,964*
An English and Scottish occupational surname.

### mines
*noun · IPA /maɪnz/ · frequency rank #5,340*
plural of mine

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