# jam vs Jie

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jam
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒæm/ · frequency rank #5,426*
A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast or used in jam tarts

### Jie
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒjɛ/ · frequency rank #40,308*
An ancient tribe of northern China, who were regarded as one of the Five Barbarians by the Han people.

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