# Jansen vs Jensen

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jansen
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒænsən/ · frequency rank #29,702*
A surname from Dutch.

### Jensen
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛnsən/ · frequency rank #13,939*
A surname from Danish [in turn originating as a patronymic] of Danish or Norwegian origin.

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