# Marley vs merle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Marley
*name · IPA /ˈmɑ(ɹ)li/ · frequency rank #15,861*
A hamlet in Kingston parish, Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR1850).

### merle
*noun · IPA /mɜːl/ · frequency rank #27,559*
The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.

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