English homophones
Joe/Joh
"Joe" (#1,727 written frequency) beats "Joh" (#43,730) in this 2-word /d͡ʒəʊ/ cluster. Size rank #133 of 1,007 English groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /d͡ʒəʊ/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "Joe" leads at #1,727, with "Joh" trailing at #43,730.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "Joe" keeps e, "Joh" writes h at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across Joe, Joh: jo. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
Joe
3 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVV
Inventory ejo · private e
Joh
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory hjo · private h
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "Joe" when you mean: A diminutive of the male given names Joseph, Josiah, Joel, or Josias.
- Write "Joh" when you mean: Diminutive of Johannes, notably used in reference to
Each spelling
Nearby English homophone groups
What to do next
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- "Joe" is the most frequent headword in this 2-spelling cluster (rank #1,727 in English). Full entry
- Among English homophone groups, a cluster of 2 spellings ranks #133 by size (1,007 groups in this vintage). Corpus statistics
- Explore a nearby 2-spelling cluster: Janice · Janis. Nearby cluster
- Each spelling in "Joe, Joh" has its own headword page with definition, IPA, and misspelling variants. First entry
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