# Mary vs Matty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mary
*name · IPA /ˈmɛə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #1,730*
A female given name from Aramaic or Hebrew.

### Matty
*name · frequency rank #22,149*
A diminutive of the male given name Matthew.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mary-vs-matty