# jig vs jor

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### jor
*noun · frequency rank #44,874*
In Indian music, a formal section of composition in the long elaboration (alap) of a raga that forms the beginning of a performance.

## Source
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