# Persia vs persona

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Persia
*name · IPA /ˈpɜː(ɹ).ʒə/ · frequency rank #18,156*
The former term referring to Iran.

### persona
*noun · IPA /pɝˈsoʊnə/ · frequency rank #11,436*
A social role.

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