# men's

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɛnz/ · frequency rank #3,245

## Definitions
1. possessive case of men: belonging to some or all male humans.
2. Ellipsis of men’s room (“a lavatory intended for use by men”).
3. Ellipsis of men's department (“an area selling clothing for adult males in a department store”).

## Easily confused with
- **mes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mes)
- **mess** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mess)
- **menu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-menu)
- **mets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mets)
- **mens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mens)
- **mend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mend)
- **Meng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-meng)
- **Mons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mons)
- **MENA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mena)
- **mews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mews)
- **MERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mers)
- **minds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-minds)
- **mines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mines)
- **minus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-minus)
- **monks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-monks)
- **mints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mints)
- **Minas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-minas)
- **Menlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-menlo)
- **Menon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-menon)
- **Mensa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/men-s-vs-mensa)

## Common misspellings (7)
`emn's`, `me'ns`, `men'ss`, `menn's`, `mens'`, `mmen's`, `mne's`

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