jobsvsJodyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: jobs is a noun, Jody is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“jobs” is a noun and “Jody” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,122
“jobs” frequency rank
#23,013
“Jody” frequency rank
24135
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jobs Jody
Definition plural of job A female given name from Hebrew.

Where the eye mixes jobs and Jody

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
jobs
4 ch
Jody

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: jobs is /d͡ʒɑbz/ while Jody is /ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24135, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jobs is recorded at frequency rank #1,122, classified as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒɑbz/. Jody is at rank #23,013, tagged as aname, pronounced /ˈd͡ʒoʊdi/.

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 24135, this pair ranks #404,174 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jobs vs Jody

Shared letters: jo. Private to "jobs": bs. Private to "Jody": dy.

"jobs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "Jody" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jobsjbos · jjobs · jobbs · jobss · josb · ojbs
  • Jodyjdoy · jjody · joddy · jodyy · joyd · ojdy

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jobs" and "Jody" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "jobs" is a noun and "Jody" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "jobs" or "Jody"?
"jobs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,122 in our English list, against #23,013 for "Jody". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list