# Joo vs joss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Joo
*name · frequency rank #24,212*
A surname from Korean.

### 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/joo-vs-joss