# James vs Jones

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### James
*name · IPA /d͡ʒeɪmz/ · frequency rank #809*
The twentieth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the general epistle of James.

### Jones
*name · IPA /d͡ʒəʊnz/ · frequency rank #1,904*
An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John.

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