# Joel vs joss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Joel
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒoʊ(ə)l/ · frequency rank #7,466*
A male given name from Hebrew.

### joss
*noun · IPA /dʒɒs/ · frequency rank #25,813*
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.

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