# Marchand vs merchant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Marchand
*name · frequency rank #36,656*
A surname from French.

### merchant
*noun · IPA /ˈmɜːtʃənt/ · frequency rank #6,266*
A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

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