# Argo vs Argus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Argo
*name · IPA /ˈɑɹɡoʊ/ · frequency rank #29,166*
The ship in which Jason and the Argonauts sailed on their quest for the Golden Fleece.

### Argus
*name · IPA /ˈɑːɡəs/ · frequency rank #27,051*
A mythical being, also called Argos or Argus Panoptes, with many eyes, a watchman who served Hera; his eyes were later transplanted to the peacock's tail.

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