# Jose

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /hoʊˈzeɪ/ · frequency rank #5,056

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Spanish, equivalent to English Joseph, an anglicized spelling of Spanish José and Portuguese José.
2. A surname transferred from the given name, derived from the given name.

## Etymology
From Spanish/Portuguese José, from Hebrew. Doublet of Joseph.

## Easily confused with
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-joy)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-jus)
- **jot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-jot)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-just)
- **June** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-june)
- **Josh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-josh)
- **Jude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-jude)
- **joys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-joys)
- **joss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-joss)
- **jour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-jour)
- **juve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-juve)
- **juke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-juke)
- **jute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-jute)
- **Jove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-jove)
- **Joyce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-joyce)
- **Josef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-josef)
- **joshi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-joshi)
- **Joseph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jose-vs-joseph)
- **jo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jose)
- **job** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/job-vs-jose)

## Common misspellings (5)
`jjose`, `joes`, `josse`, `jsoe`, `ojse`

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