# Maria vs maru

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maria
*name · IPA /məˈɹiːə/ · frequency rank #4,031*
A female given name from Hebrew.

### maru
*noun · IPA /ˈmɑːɹuː/ · frequency rank #33,730*
A Japanese ship, especially a merchant ship.

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