# madge vs merge

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### madge
*noun · IPA /mæd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #34,174*
The barn owl.

### merge
*verb · IPA /mɜːd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #10,400*
To combine into a whole.

## Source
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