# Jem vs jiu

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jem
*name · frequency rank #33,296*
A diminutive of the male given names James, Jeremy, or Jeremiah.

### 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.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jem-vs-jiu