# Jose vs joss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Jose
*name · IPA /hoʊˈzeɪ/ · frequency rank #5,056*
A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.

### 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.
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