# Juan vs Judy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Juan
*name · IPA /ʍɑːn/ · frequency rank #5,891*
A male given name from Manx or Spanish, equivalent to English John.

### Judy
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuːdi/ · frequency rank #9,774*
A diminutive of the female given name Judith, also used as a formal female given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/juan-vs-judy