# myth vs myths

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### myth
*noun · IPA /mɪθ/ · frequency rank #6,269*
A traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narrative regarding a god, a hero, the origin of the world or of a people, etc.

### myths
*noun · IPA /mɪθs/ · frequency rank #10,407*
plural of myth

## Source
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