# Manila vs masala

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Manila
*name · IPA /mɐˈni.lɐ/ · frequency rank #8,572*
The capital city of the Philippines; the regional capital of Metro Manila, in the island of Luzon.

### masala
*noun · IPA /məˈsɑːlə/ · frequency rank #33,322*
Any of many blends of spices used in Indian cuisine, most often containing cardamom, coriander, mace together with pepper, nutmeg, fennel seeds, jeera etc.

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