# MERS vs MGS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### MGS
*name · frequency rank #49,494*
Initialism of Mars Global Surveyor.

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