# ciao vs cigar

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ciao
*intj · IPA /t͡ʃaʊ/ · frequency rank #36,488*
Hello, hi.

### cigar
*noun · IPA /sɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #13,479*
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ciao-vs-cigar