# jig vs jo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jig
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɪɡ/ · frequency rank #25,439*
A light, brisk musical movement; a gigue.

### jo
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒoː/ · frequency rank #6,799*
Darling, sweetheart.

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