# Jones vs joss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jones-vs-joss