# marlin vs maroon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### marlin
*noun · IPA /ˈmɑɹ.lɪn/ · frequency rank #28,616*
Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

### maroon
*noun · IPA /məˈɹuːn/ · frequency rank #18,361*
An escaped black slave of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.

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