# Unix vs uno

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Unix
*name · IPA /ˈjuː.nɪks/ · frequency rank #19,495*
An operating system that shares the original source code by Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson.

### uno
*intj · IPA /ˈuː.noʊ/ · frequency rank #20,255*
A term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whose hand contains only one card, the player who failed to say 'uno' must draw two cards.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/unix-vs-uno