# MERS vs meu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### meu
*noun · IPA /ˈmjuː/ · frequency rank #48,897*
Meum athamanticum, a European herb.

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