jocose
/d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/adjective
jocose is spelled J-O-C-O-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jocose means “given to jesting; habitually jolly” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jocose?
| Letters | 6: J-O-C-O-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is jocose?
Jocose appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jocose?
- UK /d͡ʒəˈkəʊs/
- US /d͡ʒəˈkoʊs/
- US /d͡ʒoʊˈkoʊs/
Jocose has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jocose.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with jocose?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jocose from its last stressed vowel (/oʊs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of jocose
- more jocose comparative
- most jocose superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jocose mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
given to jesting; habitually jolly
- 2
playful or humorous; characterized by joking
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jocose in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jocose come from?
From Latin iocōsus (“humorous”), from iocus (“jest, joke”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).