# Jeffrey vs Jeffries

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jeffrey
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛfɹi/ · frequency rank #8,305*
A male given name from the Germanic languages, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

### Jeffries
*name · frequency rank #29,703*
A surname originating as a patronymic.

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