# Jacob vs job

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jacob
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/ · frequency rank #4,866*
A male given name from Hebrew.

### job
*noun · IPA /dʒɒb/ · frequency rank #296*
A task.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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