# Melvin vs merlin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Melvin
*name · IPA /ˈmɛlvɪn/ · frequency rank #18,623*
A surname from Old French.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/melvin-vs-merlin