# merle vs myrtle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### merle
*noun · IPA /mɜːl/ · frequency rank #27,559*
The Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula.

### myrtle
*noun · IPA /ˈmɜːtl̩/ · frequency rank #18,636*
An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

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