Which to use
“jobs” and “joss” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,122
- “jobs” frequency rank
- #25,813
- “joss” frequency rank
- 26935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | jobs | joss |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of job | A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. |
Where the eye mixes jobs and joss
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. jobs (/d͡ʒɑbz/) and joss (/dʒɒs/) 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 a single letter - b in “jobs” becomes s in “joss”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26935, 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/. joss is at rank #25,813, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dʒɒs/.
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 26935, this pair ranks #382,918 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of jobs vs joss
Shared letters: jos. Private to "jobs": b. Private to "joss": -.
"jobs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "joss" · 4 letters · shape CVCC