# joanna

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒəʊˈænə/ · frequency rank #14,576

## Definitions
1. A piano.

## Etymology
From the name Joanna, which is a rhyme for the dialectal pronunciation of piano as /piˈænə/.

## Easily confused with
- **Juana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joanna-vs-juana)
- **Johnny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joanna-vs-johnny)
- **Joanne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joanna-vs-joanne)
- **Johanna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joanna-vs-johanna)
- **Joan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joan-vs-joanna)
- **Jana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jana-vs-joanna)
- **Jenna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenna-vs-joanna)
- **Jeanne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jeanne-vs-joanna)

## Common misspellings (6)
`jaonna`, `jjoanna`, `joana`, `joanan`, `jonana`, `ojanna`

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