# Maria vs marlin

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### Maria
*name · IPA \ma.ʁja\ · frequency rank #3,472*
Nom de famille.

### marlin
*noun · IPA \maʁ.lɛ̃\ · frequency rank #48,032*
Merlin, sorte de cordage.

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