# Jacob

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪkəb/ · frequency rank #4,866

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From Middle English Iacob, from Late Latin Iācōbus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (yaʿăqōḇ, literally “he will/shall heel”), from עָקֵב (ʿāqēḇ, “heel”). Doublet of James.

## Easily confused with
- **job** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacob-vs-job)
- **Jason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacob-vs-jason)
- **Jacobs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacob-vs-jacobs)
- **Jacoby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacob-vs-jacoby)
- **Jacobi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacob-vs-jacobi)
- **jab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jab-vs-jacob)
- **jack** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jack-vs-jacob)
- **Jace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jace-vs-jacob)
- **jacks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacks-vs-jacob)
- **Jacky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacky-vs-jacob)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ajcob`, `jacbo`, `jaccob`, `jacobb`, `jaocb`, `jcaob`, `jjacob`

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