# Manila vs Matilda

> 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.

### Matilda
*name · IPA /məˈtɪldə/ · frequency rank #20,701*
A female given name from the Germanic languages.

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