j
/dʒeɪ/letter, noun, adverb
j is spelled J: one letter and one syllable. It appears 100 times per million words in written English, the 1,076th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a letter, j means “The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in j?
| Letters | 1: J |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 100 times per million words; the 1,076th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is j?
J appears 100 times per million words in written English, the 1,076th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce j?
- /dʒeɪ/
- /ˈd͡ʒaɪ/
- /dʒ/
J has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-j.ogg, En-uk-j.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-J.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of j
- js plural
- j's plural
- j.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does j mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
letter
- 1
The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
slangA term for a marijuana cigarette ('joint').
"I went outside to smoke myself a J" – Paul Simon, from the song "Late in the Evening" from the album, "One Trick Pony."
- 2
An alternative version of i, the positive square root of -1; used in the context of electronics.
- 3
The second unit vector, after i
letter
- 1
The tenth letter of the English alphabet, called jay and written in the Latin script.
noun
- 1
slang(plural Js or J's) A marijuana cigarette (abbreviation of joint).
- 2
In the name of a serial publication: abbreviation of Journal.
- 3
(plural JJ) Abbreviation of judge or justice.
- 4
UKAbbreviation of junction.
The Highways Agency plan to close J10 of the M5 to refurbish the motorway bridge.
- 5
Abbreviation of jack.
- 6
Abbreviation of jump shot.
- 7
slang(plural Js or J's) an Air Jordan shoe
symbol
- 1
Tatami mat, used as a unit of floorspace area (Kyoto tatami are 0.955 by 1.91 m, Nagoya 0.91 by 1.82 m, Tokyo 0.88 by 1.76 m). (From 畳 (-jō).)
adverb
- 1
Abbreviation of just.
im lwk j chillin wbu?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
J in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense playing card:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.