# Jess vs just

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jess
*name · IPA /d͡ʒɛs/ · frequency rank #11,905*
A diminutive of the male given name Jesse.

### just
*adjective · IPA /d͡ʒʌst/ · frequency rank #41*
Factually right, correct; factual.

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