# JavaScript

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʒɑː.və.skɹɪpt/ · frequency rank #14,975

## Definitions
1. A scripting programming language most commonly used to add interactive features to webpages.

## Etymology
From Java (“a programming language”) + script, although the language is not closely related to Java and was originally to be called LiveScript.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ajvascript`, `jaavscript`, `javacsript`, `javasccript`, `javascirpt`, `javascrippt`, `javascriptt`, `javascritp`, `javascrpit`, `javascrript`, `javasrcipt`, `javasscript`, `javsacript`, `javvascript`, `jjavascript`, `jvaascript`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/javascript