# Mariano vs Merino

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Mariano
*name · IPA [maˈɾjano] · frequency rank #4,094*
Nombre de pila de varón.

### Merino
*name · IPA [meˈɾino] · frequency rank #18,023*
Apellido

## Source
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