Which to use
“jaws” and “jobs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,742
- “jaws” frequency rank
- #1,122
- “jobs” frequency rank
- 14864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jaws | jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of jaw | plural of job |
Where the eye mixes jaws and jobs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. jaws (/d͡ʒɔːz/) and jobs (/d͡ʒɑbz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jaws is recorded at frequency rank #13,742, classified as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒɔːz/. jobs is at rank #1,122, tagged as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒɑbz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 14864, this pair ranks #467,492 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jaws vs jobs
Shared letters: js. Private to "jaws": aw. Private to "jobs": bo.
"jaws" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "jobs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC