# misery vs mystery

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### misery
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪz(ə)ɹɪ/ · frequency rank #8,454*
Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.

### mystery
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪs.t(ə.)ɹi/ · frequency rank #3,317*
Something secret or unexplainable; an unknown.

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