# Yakima vs yakuza

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Yakima
*noun · IPA /ˈjæ.kɪ.mɑ/ · frequency rank #36,019*
A member of the Shahaptian Yakima tribe.

### yakuza
*noun · IPA /ˈjækuːzə/ · frequency rank #27,036*
A Japanese organized crime gang.

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