# manure vs measure

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### manure
*verb · IPA /məˈnjʊə/ · frequency rank #22,434*
To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.

### measure
*noun · IPA /ˈmɛʒ.ə/ · frequency rank #2,261*
A prescribed quantity or extent.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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