# Marvin vs Melvin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Melvin
*name · IPA /ˈmɛlvɪn/ · frequency rank #18,623*
A surname from Old French.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marvin-vs-melvin