jocose
/d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/
"jocose" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jocose” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - given to jesting; habitually jolly
Corpus desk
Index EN-jocose · jocose · English
jocose · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | jocose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jocose” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jocose is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for jocose in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”). The correct English form is jocose, spelled J-O-C-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1given to jesting; habitually jolly
- 2playful; characterized by joking
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jocose appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Adde to this diſsipated and diſtracted ſtate of Miniſters, their private diſtreſſes and poverties, together with the publick neglect and indifferency of people toward them; who can wonder if they look pitifully one on another, which no jocoſe or juvenile drolings can relieve?
Jocose flesh-eaters take a malicious delight in pointing out and enumerating to Vegetarians the many animal substances now in common use, and in taunting them with inconsistency in using them.
Etymology
From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).
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.