# Mills vs mists

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mists
*noun · IPA /mɪsts/ · frequency rank #35,833*
plural of mist

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