# genial vs Genoa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### genial
*adjective · IPA /ˈdʒiːnɪəl/ · frequency rank #40,710*
Friendly and cheerful; enlivening.

### Genoa
*name · IPA /ˈdʒɛn.əʊ.ə/ · frequency rank #22,981*
A port city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Genoa and the region of Liguria, Italy.

## Source
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