ja
adverb, noun
ja is spelled J-A: 2 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting JA, the name). As an adverb, ja means “Yes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ja?
| Letters | 2: J-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ja?
Ja appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes JA, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ja?
Ja has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of ja
- ya
- jas plural
- cha
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ja mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
informalYes.
Ja, he had been fooled and it was not pleasant for a man to go home and tell his wife that he been verneuked.
noun
- 1
Synonym of Korean foot: a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 30.3 cm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ja come from?
Borrowed from Afrikaans ja (“yes”), from Dutch ja (“yes”). More at yea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).