# joss vs jus

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### joss
*noun · IPA /dʒɒs/ · frequency rank #25,813*
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.

### jus
*noun · IPA /ʒuː(s)/ · frequency rank #23,881*
The juices given off as meat is cooked.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joss-vs-jus