# miss vs MS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### MS
*name · frequency rank #2,167*
Abbreviation of Mato Grosso do Sul: a state of Brazil.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/miss-vs-ms