# Iona vs Ionian

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Iona
*name · IPA /aɪˈonə/ · frequency rank #37,987*
A small island in the Inner Hebrides, Argyll and Bute council area, Scotland.

### Ionian
*adjective · IPA /aɪˈəʊni.ən/ · frequency rank #45,996*
Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.

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