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diff --git a/‎pandas/core/reshape/merge.py
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+7-4Lines changed: 7 additions & 4 deletions b/‎pandas/core/reshape/merge.py
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@@ -3058,16 +3058,19 @@ def renamer(x, suffix: str | None):
     llabels = left._transform_index(lrenamer)
     rlabels = right._transform_index(rrenamer)
 
-    dups = []
+    dups = set()
     if not llabels.is_unique:
         # Only warn when duplicates are caused because of suffixes, already duplicated
         # columns in origin should not warn
-        dups = llabels[(llabels.duplicated()) & (~left.duplicated())].tolist()
+        dups.update(llabels[(llabels.duplicated()) & (~left.duplicated())])
     if not rlabels.is_unique:
-        dups.extend(rlabels[(rlabels.duplicated()) & (~right.duplicated())].tolist())
+        dups.update(rlabels[(rlabels.duplicated()) & (~right.duplicated())])
+    # Suffix addition creates duplicate to pre-existing column name
+    dups.update(llabels.intersection(right.difference(to_rename)))
+    dups.update(rlabels.intersection(left.difference(to_rename)))
     if dups:
         raise MergeError(
-            f"Passing 'suffixes' which cause duplicate columns {set(dups)} is "
+            f"Passing 'suffixes' which cause duplicate columns {dups} is "
             f"not allowed.",
         )