# mire vs miss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mire
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪə/ · frequency rank #39,914*
Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

### miss
*verb · IPA /mɪs/ · frequency rank #609*
To fail to hit, catch, grasp, etc.

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