# Jacobs vs Jacoby

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Jacoby
*name · IPA /dʒəˈkəʊbi/ · frequency rank #34,551*
A male given name.

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