java
/ˈd͡ʒɑː.və/noun
java is spelled J-A-V-A: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, java means “A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of java is javas.
How many letters and syllables are in java?
| Letters | 4: J-A-V-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st 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 java?
Java appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st 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 java?
- /ˈd͡ʒɑː.və/
Java has 2 syllables (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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Java.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-java.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of java
- javas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does java mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
- 2
UScolloquialCoffee in general.
- 3
A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.
noun
- 1
A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does java come from?
From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of the term to refer to any coffee originated in San Francisco, an early center of the US coffee trade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).