# Merthyr vs Murthy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Merthyr
*name · IPA /ˈmɜːθə/ · frequency rank #47,760*
Ellipsis of Merthyr Tydfil.

### Murthy
*name · frequency rank #47,781*
A surname from Kannada.

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