# Japan vs Jean

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### Japan
*noun · IPA /ˈjaːpan/ ouvir^(fonte ?) ouvir^(fonte ?) · frequency rank #17,318*
Japão

### Jean
*noun · IPA /ʒɑ̃/ · frequency rank #3,151*
João

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