# Jason

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʒeɪsən/ · frequency rank #3,241

## Definitions
1. The leader of the Argonauts, who retrieved the Golden Fleece from king Aeetes of Colchis, for his uncle Pelias.
2. A male given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.

## Easily confused with
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jason-vs-jon)
- **JSON** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jason-vs-json)
- **jeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jason-vs-jeon)
- **Judson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jason-vs-judson)
- **Jenson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jason-vs-jenson)
- **Jayson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jason-vs-jayson)
- **Jan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jan-vs-jason)
- **Jas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jas-vs-jason)
- **Jain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jain-vs-jason)
- **Japan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/japan-vs-jason)
- **Jacob** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacob-vs-jason)
- **jaden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaden-vs-jason)
- **jargon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jargon-vs-jason)
- **Jansen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-jason)
- **Jasmin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasmin-vs-jason)
- **Jackson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jackson-vs-jason)
- **Jameson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jameson-vs-jason)
- **Jamison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jamison-vs-jason)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ajson`, `jaosn`, `jasno`, `jasonn`, `jasson`, `jjason`, `jsaon`

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