# Jose vs Joyce

> 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.

### Joyce
*name · IPA /d͡ʒɔɪs/ · frequency rank #8,807*
An English and Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

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