# Inoue vs issue

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Inoue
*name · frequency rank #48,823*
A surname from Japanese.

### issue
*noun · IPA /ˈɪʃuː/ · frequency rank #589*
The action or an instance of flowing or coming out, an outflow

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