# melon vs merlin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### melon
*noun · IPA /ˈmɛlən/ · frequency rank #19,138*
Some of the plants of the family Cucurbitaceae grown for food, generally not including the cucumber.

### merlin
*noun · IPA /ˈmɝlɪn/ · frequency rank #16,749*
A small falcon, Falco columbarius, that breeds in northern North America, Europe, and Asia.

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