# munch vs Munro

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### munch
*verb · IPA /mʌntʃ/ · frequency rank #26,180*
To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, and with the mouth closed.

### Munro
*name · frequency rank #23,917*
A Scottish surname from Scottish Gaelic, variant of Monroe

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/munch-vs-munro