# many vs mar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### many
*determiner · IPA /ˈmɛni/ · frequency rank #131*
before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.

### mar
*verb · IPA /mɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #5,233*
To spoil; to ruin; to scathe; to damage.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/many-vs-mar