jojovsjokeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“jojo” and “joke” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,601
“jojo” frequency rank
#2,117
“joke” frequency rank
20718
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature jojo joke
Definition A seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge. An amusing story.

Letter map: jojo vs joke

Shared letters muted; letters that set jojo and joke apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
jojo
4 ch
joke

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

jojo and joke are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20718, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

jojo is recorded at frequency rank #18,601, classified as anoun. joke is at rank #2,117, tagged as anoun, pronounced /d͡ʒəʊk/.

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 20718, this pair ranks #429,162 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of jojo vs joke

Shared letters: jo. Private to "jojo": -. Private to "joke": ek.

"jojo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "joke" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • jojojjojo · jjoo · jojjo · jooj · ojjo
  • jokejjoke · jkoe · joek · jokke · ojke

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "jojo" and "joke" be used interchangeably?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Which is more common, "jojo" or "joke"?
"joke" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,117 in our English list, against #18,601 for "jojo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list