Which to use
“Job” is a noun and “Jong” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #718
- “Job” frequency rank
- #13,868
- “Jong” frequency rank
- 14586
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Job | Jong |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Arbeitsplatz, Stellung (Anstellung) für eine (vorübergehende) einträgliche Beschäftigung zum Zweck des Gelderwerbs | Anrede und Ausruf im Sinne von „Mensch!, Junge!, Hör mal zu!“ |
Where the eye mixes Job and Jong
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Job vs Jong
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Job is [d͡ʒɔp] while Jong is [jɔŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Job is recorded at frequency rank #718, classified as anoun, pronounced [d͡ʒɔp]. Jong is at rank #13,868, tagged as anintj, pronounced [jɔŋ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14586, this pair ranks #1,950,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Job vs Jong
Shared letters: jo. Private to "Job": b. Private to "Jong": gn.
"Job" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Jong" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Jong ← jjong · jnog · jogn · jongg · jonng · ojng
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Job" and "Jong" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Job" or "Jong"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Job" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Jong" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,173 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Job" and "Jong" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jn vs Jong". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,950,173 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.