Which to use
“job” and “jobs” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,003
- “job” frequency rank
- #16,890
- “jobs” frequency rank
- 34893
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | job | jobs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Trabajo, empleo. | Forma del plural de job. |
Where the eye mixes job and jobs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. job runs 3 letters (CVC) against jobs's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between job and jobs
A purely visual mix-up. job (/d͡ʒɒb/) and jobs (/d͡ʒɒbz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “job” sits inside “jobs”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34893, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
job is recorded at frequency rank #18,003, classified as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒɒb/. jobs is at rank #16,890, tagged as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒɒbz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 34893, this pair ranks #188,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of job vs jobs
Shared letters: bjo. Private to "job": -. Private to "jobs": s.
"job" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "jobs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- jobs ← jbos · jjobs · jobbs · jobss · josb · jovs · ojbs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "job" for "jobs" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "job" or "jobs" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "job" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "jobs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "job" and "jobs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Jakob vs job". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #188,977 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.