# marten vs Marvin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Marvin
*name · IPA /ˈmɑː.vɪn/ · frequency rank #11,913*
A male given name from Welsh.

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