Which to use
“Jobs” and “Johns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,771
- “Jobs” frequency rank
- #25,187
- “Johns” frequency rank
- 27958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Jobs | Johns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Job | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs John |
Where the eye mixes Jobs and Johns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Jobs runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Johns's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Jobs vs Johns
A purely visual mix-up. Jobs ([d͡ʒɔps]) and Johns ([joːns]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Jobs is recorded at frequency rank #2,771, classified as anoun, pronounced [d͡ʒɔps]. Johns is at rank #25,187, tagged as anoun, pronounced [joːns].
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 27958, this pair ranks #1,792,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Jobs vs Johns
Shared letters: jos. Private to "Jobs": b. Private to "Johns": hn.
"Jobs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Johns" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Jobs" and "Johns" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Jobs" or "Johns"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Jobs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Johns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Jobs" and "Johns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Johns vs joints". 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 #1,792,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.