# Tobias

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /təˈbaɪəs/ · frequency rank #19,992

## Definitions
1. The main character in the Book of Tobit, regarded as apocryphal by most Protestants (Biblical character).
2. A male given name from Hebrew.
3. A surname

## Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Τοβίας (Tobías), from Hebrew טוֹבִיָּה (toviyá, literally “my good is YHWH”).

## Easily confused with
- **Tobin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tobias-vs-tobin)
- **topics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tobias-vs-topics)
- **Tories** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tobias-vs-tories)
- **tibia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-tobias)

## Common misspellings (8)
`otbias`, `tboias`, `tobais`, `tobbias`, `tobiass`, `tobisa`, `toibas`, `ttobias`

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