# mean vs mer

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mean
*verb · IPA [ˈmeãn] · frequency rank #25,352*
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de mear.

### mer
*noun · IPA [mɛʁ] · frequency rank #21,067*
Mar.

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