# odeon vs onion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### odeon
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊdɪən/ · frequency rank #48,939*
An ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.

### onion
*noun · IPA /ˈʌn.jən/ · frequency rank #8,464*
A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

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