# Marple vs myrtle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Marple
*name · IPA /ˈmɑːpəl/ · frequency rank #48,342*
A town in Stockport borough, Greater Manchester, England. Originally in Cheshire.

### myrtle
*noun · IPA /ˈmɜːtl̩/ · frequency rank #18,636*
An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

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