# emo vs emoji

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### emo
*noun · IPA /ˈiː.moʊ/ · frequency rank #21,199*
Any form of guitar-driven alternative rock that is particularly or notably emotional; a broadly encompassing genre of rock music characterized by expressive, often confessional lyrics.

### emoji
*noun · IPA /ɪˈməʊdʒi/ · frequency rank #21,508*
A digital graphic icon with a unique code point used to represent a concept, object, person, animal or place, originally used in Japanese text messaging but since adopted internationally in other contexts such as social media. Or, by extension, any non-standard emoji-like image inserted inline in text, i.e. an image emoticon.

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