# mer vs mop

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### mop
*noun · IPA /mɒp/ · frequency rank #47,942*
Trapeador (América), fregona (España).

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