jojoba
jo·jo·ba/hoʊˈhoʊbə/noun
jojoba is spelled J-O-J-O-B-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables (jo·jo·ba). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jojoba means “Any member of the species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jojoba is jojobas.
How many letters and syllables are in jojoba?
| Letters | 6: J-O-J-O-B-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: jo·jo·ba |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 73,203rd 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; 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 jojoba?
Jojoba appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 73,203rd 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 jojoba?
- UK /həˈhəʊbə/
- UK /həʊˈhəʊbə/
- US /hoʊˈhoʊbə/
Jojoba has 3 syllables, split jo·jo·ba in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-jojoba.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with jojoba?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jojoba from its last stressed vowel (/oʊbə/):
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 jojoba
- jojobas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jojoba mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jojoba in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Simmondsia chinensis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | jojoba |
| German | Jojoba |
| Portuguese | jojoba |
| Spanish | jojoba |
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 jojoba come from?
Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowai.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).