jokey
"jokey" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jokey” is uncommon English (frequency #57,479 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #57,479
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of joky.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jokey · jokey · English
jokey · rank #57,479 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #57,479
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Jessa
Nearest frequency peer: Jessa (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “jokey”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- jarl
jarl
42,525 corpus weight
- Jessa
Jessa
42,523 corpus weight
- jokey
jokey
42,522 corpus weight
- Josephson
Josephson
42,521 corpus weight
- jostling
jostling
42,520 corpus weight
- Jungian
Jungian
42,519 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “jokey” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jokey |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #57,479 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jokey” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jokey is uncommon English at frequency #57,479 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of joky.".
jokey doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 joke + -y. The correct English form is jokey, spelled J-O-K-E-Y.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of joky.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jokey appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They have successfully adopted internet culture and continue to appeal to the insecurity and anger of white kids in America, giving them a space to funnel their youthful anxieties into jokey anti-Semitism and a feeling of group belonging under the umbrella of white/Christian nationalism (whether they believe in it or not).
In “Question,” Schneider bounces between bloggier, jokier chapters (“Why in God’s Name Did They Make ‘Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue’?”) and more revealing, still jokey ones, about her gender transition and other formative experiences (“So if You’re Trans, Does That Mean You Like Guys?”).
Etymology
From joke + -y.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).