# mere vs merry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mere
*adjective · IPA /mɪə̯/ · frequency rank #5,812*
Just, only; no more than, pure and simple, neither more nor better than might be expected.

### merry
*adjective · IPA /ˈmɛ.ɹi/ · frequency rank #9,210*
Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.

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