# zhu vs zig

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### zhu
*noun · frequency rank #24,964*
An ancient Chinese unit of weight, notionally equivalent to 100 millet seeds or 1/24 of the liang/tael/Chinese ounce, chiefly used in denominating small coins in ancient and early imperial China.

### zig
*noun · IPA /zɪɡ/ · frequency rank #27,348*
A sudden or sharp turn or change of direction.

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