# muse vs mussel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### muse
*noun · IPA /mjuːz/ · frequency rank #13,199*
Of a person: a source of inspiration.

### mussel
*noun · IPA /ˈmʌsəl/ · frequency rank #39,926*
Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.

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