# euro vs Europa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### euro
*noun · IPA /ˈjʊəɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #6,136*
The currency unit of the European Monetary Union. Symbol: €

### Europa
*name · IPA /jʊˈɹoʊpə/ · frequency rank #12,968*
Several characters, most notably a Phoenician princess abducted to Crete by Zeus.

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