# yahoo vs Yahya

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### yahoo
*noun · IPA /ˈjɑːhuː/ · frequency rank #8,879*
A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth individual.

### Yahya
*name · frequency rank #37,777*
a prophet of Islam.

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