# joke vs joy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### joke
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒəʊk/ · frequency rank #2,117*
An amusing story.

### joy
*noun · IPA /d͡ʒɔɪ/ · frequency rank #2,738*
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joke-vs-joy