# Yousef

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,025

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic يُوسُف (yūsuf), equivalent to English Joseph.

## Easily confused with
- **Yusuf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yousef-vs-yusuf)
- **Youssef** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yousef-vs-youssef)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yous-vs-yousef)
- **yourself** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yourself-vs-yousef)

## Common misspellings (7)
`oyusef`, `yosuef`, `youesf`, `youseff`, `yousfe`, `yuosef`, `yyousef`

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