# Merino vs moreno

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### moreno
*adjective · IPA [moˈɾeno] · frequency rank #2,735*
De color oscuro, especialmente pardo.

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