# Java vs Jia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Jia
*name · frequency rank #28,264*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/java-vs-jia