# Tobias vs Tobin

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Tobias
*name · IPA /təˈbaɪəs/ · frequency rank #19,992*
The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character).

### Tobin
*name · IPA /ˈtoʊbɪn/ · frequency rank #28,402*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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