# mend vs MERS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mend
*verb · IPA /mɛnd/ · frequency rank #18,888*
To physically repair (something that is broken, defaced, decayed, torn, or otherwise damaged).

### MERS
*noun · IPA /mɝz/ · frequency rank #45,510*
Acronym of Middle East respiratory syndrome.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mend-vs-mers