# pander vs Pandora

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pander
*noun · IPA /ˈpændə/ · frequency rank #44,988*
A person who furthers the illicit love-affairs of others; a pimp or procurer.

### Pandora
*name · IPA /ˌpænˈdɔɹə/ · frequency rank #17,200*
The first woman on earth, who had been given a box by the gods and instructed not to open it, but who disobeyed the instructions out of curiosity, releasing all manner of evils into the world.

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