# virgin vs Virginia

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### virgin
*noun · IPA /ˈvɜːd͡ʒɪn/ · frequency rank #3,992*
A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or (uncommonly) an animal that has never mated.

### Virginia
*name · IPA /vəˈd͡ʒɪn.i.ə/ · frequency rank #2,419*
A state of the United States. Official name: Commonwealth of Virginia. Capital: Richmond.

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