# jeju vs jiu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jeju
*noun · frequency rank #37,992*
A South American (Amazonian) erythrinid fish, Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus (formerly sometimes Erythrinus unitaeniatus).

### jiu
*noun · frequency rank #30,852*
Any Chinese alcoholic beverage

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