Joe'svsjoinsWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Joe's” and “joins” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#16,262
“Joe's” frequency rank
#6,702
“joins” frequency rank
22964
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Joe's joins
Definition Any local eatery. plural of join

Letter map: Joe's vs joins

Shared letters muted; letters that set Joe's and joins apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

5 ch
Joe's
5 ch
joins

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Joe's and joins are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Joe's is recorded at frequency rank #16,262, classified as anoun. joins is at rank #6,702, tagged as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒɔɪnz/.

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 22964, this pair ranks #412,743 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Joe's vs joins

Shared letters: jos. Private to "Joe's": e. Private to "joins": in.

"Joe's" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "joins" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • joinsjions · jjoins · joinns · joinss · joisn · jonis · ojins

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Joe's" and "joins" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "Joe's" or "joins"?
"joins" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,702 in our English list, against #16,262 for "Joe's". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list