# joint

> English word · Adjective · IPA /d͡ʒɔɪnt/ · frequency rank #2,002

## Definitions
1. United, combined
2. Done by two or more people or organisations working together.

## Etymology
The noun is from Middle English joynt (attested since the late 13th century), from Old French joint (“joint of the body”) (attested since the 12th century). The adjective (attested since the 15th century) is from Old French jointiz. Both Old French words are from Latin iūnctus, the past participle of iungō. See also join, jugular, junction. Partially displaced English lith.
The meaning of "building, establishment", especially in connection with shady activities, appeared in Anglo-Irish by 1821 and entered general American English slang by 1877, especially in the sense of "opium den". The sense "marijuana cigarette" is attested since 1935. The development to meaning "any thing" also happened to the Scots and Memphian form junt and the Mid-Atlantic/Philadelphian form jawn.

## Easily confused with
- **Jon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-jon)
- **jot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-jot)
- **jong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-jong)
- **jolt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-jolt)
- **Joni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-joni)
- **joking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-joking)
- **joints** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-joints)
- **Joliet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-joliet)
- **jointly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-jointly)
- **jointed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joint-vs-jointed)
- **jin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jin-vs-joint)
- **JIT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jit-vs-joint)
- **john** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/john-vs-joint)
- **join** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/join-vs-joint)
- **Joan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joan-vs-joint)
- **jinx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinx-vs-joint)
- **Jain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jain-vs-joint)
- **Jing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jing-vs-joint)
- **jinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jinn-vs-joint)
- **joins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joins-vs-joint)

## Common misspellings (7)
`jiont`, `jjoint`, `joinnt`, `jointt`, `joitn`, `jonit`, `ojint`

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