# marbles vs Marley

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### marbles
*noun · frequency rank #22,737*
Any of several children's games played with small balls (made of marble or more commonly glass).

### Marley
*name · IPA /ˈmɑ(ɹ)li/ · frequency rank #15,861*
A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).

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