# missus vs mists

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### missus
*noun · IPA /ˈmɪs.əz/ · frequency rank #38,054*
Wife or girlfriend.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missus-vs-mists