# Johor vs Joo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Johor
*name · IPA /dʒəʊˈhɔː/ · frequency rank #47,707*
A state in southern Malaysia. Capital: Johor Bahru.

### Joo
*name · frequency rank #24,212*
A surname from Korean.

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