# Markey vs marten

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Markey
*name · IPA /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/ · frequency rank #47,180*
A surname from Irish.

### marten
*noun · IPA /ˈmɑː.tɪn/ · frequency rank #43,775*
Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

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