# Massey vs Mersey

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Massey
*name · IPA /ˈmæsi/ · frequency rank #23,032*
A surname.

### Mersey
*name · IPA /ˈməːzi/ · frequency rank #44,336*
A river in England that flows for about 113 km (70 mi) to the Irish Sea at Liverpool.

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