# magpie vs Maguire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### magpie
*noun · IPA /ˈmæɡˌpaɪ/ · frequency rank #32,907*
One of several kinds of bird in the family Corvidae, especially Pica pica.

### Maguire
*name · IPA /məˈɡwaɪɹ/ · frequency rank #19,640*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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