# Jaffe

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,920

## Definitions
1. A surname from Hebrew.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew יפה (yafé, “beautiful, comely”).

## Easily confused with
- **Jeff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-jeff)
- **Jane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-jane)
- **jake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-jake)
- **Jamie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-jamie)
- **Jaime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-jaime)
- **Jayne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-jayne)
- **Janie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-janie)
- **jiffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffe-vs-jiffy)
- **jade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jade-vs-jaffe)
- **Jace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jace-vs-jaffe)
- **Jaffa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-jaffe)
- **Jafar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jafar-vs-jaffe)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ajffe`, `jafe`, `jafef`, `jfafe`, `jjaffe`

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