# ham vs hampa

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### ham
*noun · IPA /hæm/ · frequency rank #27,626*
Jamón.

### hampa
*noun · IPA [ˈãmpa] · frequency rank #34,603*
Gente maleante, que se dedica a negocios ilícitos; tipo de vida que practica.

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