# missile vs missive

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### missile
*noun · IPA \mi.sil\ · frequency rank #8,890*
Projectile.

### missive
*noun · IPA \mi.siv\ · frequency rank #33,348*
Courrier destiné à être envoyé.

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