# jabs vs Jane

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jabs
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒæbz/ · frequency rank #33,691*
plural of jab

### Jane
*name · IPA /d͡ʒeɪn/ · frequency rank #3,503*
A female given name from French, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

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