Jojo

[ˈjoːjoː]

/[ˈjoːjoː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Jojo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,795. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,795
frequency rank, German
699
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - siehe Jo-Jo

Corpus desk

Index DE-jojo · Jojo · German

Jojo · rank #27,795 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,795
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 699
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jägern

Nearest frequency peer: Jägern (+2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Jojo“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Jojo“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Jojo vs Joy
50% similar
Jojo vs Jörg
25% similar
Jojo vs Jong
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Jojo
PropertyValue
HeadwordJojo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈjoːjoː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#27,795
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Jojo“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Jojoliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Jägern“ (#27,797), „Jahrtausendwende“ (#27,792), „Jüdin“ (#27,798). Unter 699 „J“-Lemmata liegt „Jojo“ bei #27,795. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Jojo (IPA [ˈjoːjoː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,795 among 699 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "siehe Jo-Jo".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jojo, with forms such as "jjojo", "jjoo", and "jojjo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Joy", "Jörg", "Jong", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Jojo, spelled J-O-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    siehe Jo-Jo

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Jojo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Kind spielt mit einem Jojo.
  2. Das Jojo der Aktienkurse verunsichert die Anleger.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjojo
  • jjoo
  • jojjo
  • jooj
  • ojjo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jojo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

jjojo1jjoo2jojjo1jooj2ojjo2
Edit distance from "Jojo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jojo"?
"Jojo" is spelled J-O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈjoːjoː].
What does "Jojo" mean?
As a noun, "Jojo" means: siehe Jo-Jo
What words are commonly confused with "Jojo"?
"Jojo" is commonly confused with "Joy", "Jörg", "Jong". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jojo" is [ˈjoːjoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jojo" come from?
"Jojo" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jojo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Klon#27,810IMHO#27,778hank#27,764lite#27,828

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

gonna5 variantsNele5 variantsOpas5 variantsduos5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list