# Jacques vs Jacqui

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jacques
*name · IPA /ʒɑːk/ · frequency rank #11,057*
A male given name from French [in turn from Latin, in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Biblical Hebrew], feminine equivalent Jacqueline, equivalent to English Jacob.

### Jacqui
*name · frequency rank #41,705*
A diminutive of the female given name Jacqueline.

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