Which to use
“jo” and “jobs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,799
- “jo” frequency rank
- #1,122
- “jobs” frequency rank
- 7921
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jo | jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Darling, sweetheart. | plural of job |
Where the eye mixes jo and jobs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: jo vs jobs
A purely visual mix-up. jo (/d͡ʒoː/) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “jo” sits inside “jobs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7921, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
jo is recorded at frequency rank #6,799, classified as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒoː/. 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 7921, this pair ranks #504,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of jo vs jobs
Shared letters: jo. Private to "jo": -. Private to "jobs": bs.
"jo" · 2 letters · shape CV · "jobs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jobs ← jbos · jjobs · jobbs · jobss · josb · ojbs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "jo" for "jobs" ever safe?
Frequency check: "jo" vs "jobs" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "jo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jobs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #504,954 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "jo" and "jobs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "jo vs Jove". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #504,954 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.