# marge vs Mary

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### marge
*noun · IPA /mɑɹd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #26,155*
Margin; edge; brink or verge.

### Mary
*name · IPA /ˈmɛə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #1,730*
A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.

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