# Mario vs merino

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mario
*name · IPA /ˈmaɹiəʊ/ · frequency rank #4,873*
A male given name from Italian or Spanish.

### merino
*noun · IPA /məˈɹiːnəʊ/ · frequency rank #34,192*
A sheep of a Spanish breed with long, fine hair.

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