Which to use
“ms” is a symbol and “mus” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,112
- “ms” frequency rank
- #26,805
- “mus” frequency rank
- 32917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ms | mus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Symbole de la milliseconde, unité de mesure de temps du Système international (SI), valant 10⁻³ seconde. | Jeu de cartes populaire d'origine basque. |
Letter map: ms vs mus
Shared letters muted; letters that set ms and mus apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ms / mus
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ms is asymbol and musanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ms is recorded at frequency rank #6,112, classified as asymbol. mus is at rank #26,805, tagged as anoun, pronounced \muʃ\.
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 32917, this pair ranks #294,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ms vs mus
Shared letters: ms. Private to "ms": -. Private to "mus": u.
"ms" · 2 letters · shape CC · "mus" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ms" for "mus" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ms" or "mus"?
What to do next
Pair "ms" vs "mus" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "ms" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #294,114 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ms" and "mus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mus vs MWh". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #294,114 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.