# Jan vs Janus

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jan
*name · IPA [jan] · frequency rank #1,850*
ein männlicher Vorname

### Janus
*name · IPA [ˈjaːnʊs] · frequency rank #34,199*
männlicher Vorname

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