# Pima vs pir

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pima
*noun · IPA /ˈpimə/ · frequency rank #43,846*
A member of a group of American Indians living in an area consisting of what is now central and southern Arizona (USA) and Sonora (Mexico).

### pir
*noun · IPA /pɪə/ · frequency rank #47,260*
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.

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