# Josh vs joss

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Josh
*name · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/ · frequency rank #3,955*
A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.

### 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: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-joss