# Merton vs Morton

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Merton
*name · IPA /ˈmɜː.tən/ · frequency rank #28,289*
Any of several placenames in England from words meaning lake and settlement.

### Morton
*name · IPA [ˈmɔːtn̩] · frequency rank #12,277*
Any of several places of that name (or Moreton) meaning "settlement near a moor or marsh", or named after people.

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