# muscles vs muses

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### muscles
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌs.əlz/ · frequency rank #5,714*
plural of muscle

### muses
*noun · IPA /mjuːzɪz/ · frequency rank #27,576*
plural of muse

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