# Orion vs Orson

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Orion
*name · IPA /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #16,292*
A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.

### Orson
*name · IPA /ˈɔɹsən/ · frequency rank #26,537*
A surname.

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