# Jafar vs Jaffa

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jafar
*name · frequency rank #44,277*
A transliteration of an Arabic and Persian male given name.

### Jaffa
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/ · frequency rank #29,699*
A port in western Israel.

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