Jesus, Mary and Joseph
"jesus-mary-and-joseph" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jesus, Mary and Joseph” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expletive, used in surprise, in disgust, or to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jesus-mary-and-joseph · Jesus, Mary and Joseph · English
Jesus, Mary and Joseph · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jesus, Mary and Joseph |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Jesus, Mary and Joseph” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Jesus, Mary and Joseph is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Expletive, used in surprise, in disgust, or to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Jesus, Mary and Joseph, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From origins in prayer, reciting the names of the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph) and calling to them for intercession. The correct English form is Jesus, Mary and Joseph, spelled J-E-S-U-S-,- -M-A-R-Y- -A-N-D- -J-O-S-E-P-H.
Definition
- 1Expletive, used in surprise, in disgust, or to add emphasis, particularly by Catholics.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Jesus, Mary and Joseph appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: Jesus Christ; Mother of God; see also Thesaurus:wow
"Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The man ran you down?"
Etymology
From origins in prayer, reciting the names of the Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph) and calling to them for intercession.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.