# mews

> English word · Noun · IPA /mjuːz/ · frequency rank #43,263

## Definitions
1. An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.
2. A place where birds of prey are housed.

## Etymology
From Mewes, the name of the royal stables at Charing Cross, which is the plural of mew (“falcon cage”).

## Easily confused with
- **MS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-ms)
- **MW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mw)
- **Mrs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mrs)
- **MPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mps)
- **MoS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mos)
- **mow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mow)
- **mex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mex)
- **MMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mms)
- **Mss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mss)
- **MFW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mfw)
- **MGS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mgs)
- **miss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-miss)
- **moss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-moss)
- **moms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-moms)
- **mums** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mums)
- **mods** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mods)
- **Mons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-mons)
- **Myers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-myers)
- **muse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mews-vs-muse)
- **ME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/me-vs-mews)

## Common misspellings (6)
`emws`, `mesw`, `mewss`, `mewws`, `mmews`, `mwes`

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