# jo

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒoː/ · frequency rank #6,799

## Definitions
1. Darling, sweetheart.

## Etymology
From Scots jo (“joy”), from Middle English joye, from Old French joie, from Late Latin gaudia, neuter plural (mistaken as feminine singular) of Latin gaudium (“joy”), from gaudēre (“to be glad, rejoice”). Doublet of joy and gaudy (“Oxford college reunion”).

## Easily confused with
- **Jr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jr)
- **Ju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-ju)
- **JV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jv)
- **JW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jw)
- **job** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-job)
- **Joe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-joe)
- **joy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-joy)
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jon)
- **jun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jun)
- **jog** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jog)
- **jug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jug)
- **jus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jus)
- **Joo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-joo)
- **jot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jot)
- **Joh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-joh)
- **jor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jor)
- **john** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-john)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-join)
- **jobs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-jobs)
- **joke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jo-vs-joke)

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