# oni vs onion

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### oni
*noun · IPA /ˈəʊni/ · frequency rank #36,267*
A Japanese evil spirit or demon.

### 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: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oni-vs-onion