# measly vs messy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### measly
*adjective · IPA /ˈmiːzli/ · frequency rank #37,570*
Particularly of pigs or pork: infected with larval tapeworms or trichinae (parasitic roundworms).

### messy
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɛsi/ · frequency rank #8,691*
In a disorderly state; chaotic; disorderly.

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