# area vs Asia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### area
*noun · IPA /ˈɛə.ɹɪ.ə/ · frequency rank #325*
A measure of the extent of a surface; it is measured in square units.

### Asia
*name · IPA /ˈeɪ.ʒə/ · frequency rank #2,243*
The largest continent, located east of Europe (typically delimited by the Urals), west of the Pacific Ocean, north of Oceania and south of the Arctic Ocean.

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