# Marne vs mire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Marne
*name · IPA /mɑɹn/ · frequency rank #49,480*
A right tributary of the Seine, in eastern France, flowing 319 miles east and southeast of Paris through the departments of Haute-Marne, Marne, Aisne, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne.

### mire
*noun · IPA /ˈmaɪə/ · frequency rank #39,914*
Deep mud; moist, spongy earth.

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