# Ionian vs ionic

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### ionic
*adjective · IPA /aɪˈɒnɪk/ · frequency rank #22,124*
of, relating to, or containing ions

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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