# mahjong vs Mahon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### mahjong
*noun · IPA /mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/ · frequency rank #45,501*
A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.

### Mahon
*name · frequency rank #44,320*
A surname from Irish.

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