# mem vs MW

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mem
*noun · IPA /mɛm/ · frequency rank #32,499*
The thirteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

### MW
*name · frequency rank #13,386*
Initialism of Merriam-Webster: an American publishing company known for its dictionaries.

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