# jam vs jo

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### jam
*verb · IPA [jam] · frequency rank #20,634*
sein

### jo
*particle · IPA [jɔ] · frequency rank #3,460*
nein

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