# Java vs jays

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Java
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɑːvə/ · frequency rank #7,146*
An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.

### jays
*noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪz/ · frequency rank #15,435*
plural of jay

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