# mercy vs murky

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mercy
*noun · IPA /ˈmɜːsi/ · frequency rank #4,691*
Relenting; forbearance to cause or allow harm to another.

### murky
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɜː(ɹ)ki/ · frequency rank #24,838*
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mercy-vs-murky