# messiah vs Messier

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### messiah
*noun · IPA /məˈsaɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #13,958*
The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.

### Messier
*name · IPA /ˈmɛs.i.eɪ/ · frequency rank #37,092*
A surname from French [in turn originating as an occupation], famously held by

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