Which to use
“mile” is a noun and “mis” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,682
- “mile” frequency rank
- #339
- “mis” frequency rank
- 16021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mile | mis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Unité de mesure de longueur anglo-saxonne, valant 1,760 yards (verges), soit 5,280 pieds, ou encore exactement 1 609,344 mètres. Son symbole est mi. | Participe passé masculin de mettre. |
Where the eye mixes mile and mis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: mile vs mis
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: mile is \majl\ while mis is \mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mile is recorded at frequency rank #15,682, classified as anoun, pronounced \majl\. mis is at rank #339, tagged as averb, pronounced \mi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 16021, this pair ranks #389,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mile vs mis
Shared letters: im. Private to "mile": el. Private to "mis": s.
"mile" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "mis" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mile ← imle · mlie · mmile
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mile" and "mis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mile" vs "mis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "mile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #389,750 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mile" and "mis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mile vs mito". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #389,750 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.