# margin vs Martian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### margin
*noun · IPA /ˈmɑː.d͡ʒɪn/ · frequency rank #4,537*
The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.

### Martian
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɑːʃən/ · frequency rank #17,409*
Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants.

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