# Jane vs Janus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jane
*name · IPA /d͡ʒeɪn/ · frequency rank #3,503*
A female given name from French, the standard feminine form of John since the 17th century.

### Janus
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪnəs/ · frequency rank #28,261*
The god of doorways, gates and transitions, and of beginnings and endings, having two faces looking in opposite directions.

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