Deutsch homophones
Josef/Joseph
"Josef" (#2,072 written frequency) beats "Joseph" (#3,663) in this 2-word /ˈjoːzɛf/ cluster. Size rank #38 of 483 German groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈjoːzɛf/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "Josef" leads at #2,072, with "Joseph" trailing at #3,663.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "jose" then splits - "Josef" (5 letters) vs "Joseph" (6).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across Josef, Joseph: ejos. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
Josef
5 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCVC
Inventory efjos · private f
Joseph
6 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCVCC
Inventory ehjops · private hp
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "Josef" when you mean: männlicher Vorname
- Write "Joseph" when you mean: männlicher Vorname
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.