# Gio vs Guido

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Gio
*name · frequency rank #31,573*
A diminutive of the male given names Giovanni, Giovani, Giorgi, Giorgio, Giuseppe, or Sergio, from Italian.

### Guido
*name · IPA /ˈɡwidoʊ/ · frequency rank #23,288*
A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Guy.

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