# morph vs Murphy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### morph
*noun · IPA /mɔː(ɹ)f/ · frequency rank #26,513*
A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.

### Murphy
*name · IPA /ˈmɝfi/ · frequency rank #5,816*
A common surname from Irish, the anglicized form of Irish Ó Murchadha

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