# mela vs merma

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### mela
*noun · IPA [ˈme.la] · frequency rank #38,235*
Manzana.

### merma
*noun · IPA [ˈmeɾma] · frequency rank #28,448*
Acción o efecto de mermar.

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