# Josh

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɒʃ/ · frequency rank #3,955

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Joshua.
2. A city mentioned in the Book of Mormon.

## Easily confused with
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-joy)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-jus)
- **jot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-jot)
- **just** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-just)
- **joys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-joys)
- **joss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-joss)
- **jour** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-jour)
- **Jove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-jove)
- **joshi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-joshi)
- **Joshua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-joshua)
- **Josiah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/josh-vs-josiah)
- **jo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-josh)
- **job** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/job-vs-josh)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joe-vs-josh)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jon-vs-josh)
- **jog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jog-vs-josh)
- **Joo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joo-vs-josh)
- **Jas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jas-vs-josh)
- **Jah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jah-vs-josh)
- **Joh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joh-vs-josh)

## Common misspellings (6)
`jjosh`, `johs`, `joshh`, `jossh`, `jsoh`, `ojsh`

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