# Misses vs misstep

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Misses
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪsɪz/ · frequency rank #8,958*
plural of Miss

### misstep
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪs.stɛp/ · frequency rank #47,201*
A step that is wrong, a false step.

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