# jacks vs Jacobs

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jacks
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒæks/ · frequency rank #16,950*
plural of jack

### Jacobs
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəbz/ · frequency rank #10,564*
An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from Jacob.

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