# jamón vs Japan

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### jamón
*noun · IPA [xaˈmõn] · frequency rank #9,141*
Pata posterior del cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.

### Japan
*name · IPA [ˈʒa.pːãn] · frequency rank #18,581*
Japón.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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