# Josef vs Joseph

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Josef
*name · IPA [ˈjoːzɛf] · frequency rank #2,072*
männlicher Vorname

### Joseph
*name · IPA [ˈjoːzɛf] · frequency rank #3,663*
männlicher Vorname

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