# Josef vs Josua

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Josua
*name · IPA [ˈjoːzu̯a] · frequency rank #47,510*
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-josua