# Medina vs mending

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Medina
*name · IPA /məˈdinə/ · frequency rank #19,135*
A major city, the capital of Medina province, Saudi Arabia, holy to Islam, 200 miles north of Mecca along the Hejaz, from which the Hijra was launched; contains Muhammad's tomb.

### mending
*noun · frequency rank #32,078*
The act by which something is mended or repaired.

## Source
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