# MS vs MV

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### MV
*noun · frequency rank #15,007*
Initialism of motor vessel.

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