# jest vs Josh

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### jest
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɛst/ · frequency rank #26,849*
An act performed for amusement; a joke.

### Josh
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/ · frequency rank #3,955*
A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jest-vs-josh