# joy vs JSON

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### joy
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɔɪ/ · frequency rank #2,738*
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.

### JSON
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪsən/ · frequency rank #39,378*
Initialism of JavaScript Object Notation, a data format used to represent structured data. It is based on JavaScript syntax.

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