# Johns vs Jones

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Johns
*name · frequency rank #9,059*
An English surname originating as a patronymic derived from John.

### Jones
*name · IPA /d͡ʒəʊnz/ · frequency rank #1,904*
An English and Welsh surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name John.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/johns-vs-jones