jol

/dʒəʊl/

//dʒəʊl// noun

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"jol" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jol” is uncommon English (frequency #70,793 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,793
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A party.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jol · jol · English

jol · rank #70,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,793
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH joist

Nearest frequency peer: joist (-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 “jol”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “jol” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jol
PropertyValue
Headwordjol
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dʒəʊl/
Letters3
Frequency rank#70,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jol” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).jolfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “joist” (#70,792), “jingling” (#70,790), “Jurong” (#70,798). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jol” is #70,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jol is uncommon English at frequency #70,793 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dʒəʊl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A party.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jol in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Shortened from jolly? The correct English form is jol, spelled J-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A party.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jol appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. —Oh sure, high spirits, a jol that went a bit over the top.
  2. I had a jol observing the Friday mix at the Radisson RED’s Roof Bar and the engagement between the patrons, especially between the older men and younger women.

Etymology

Shortened from jolly?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jol"?
"jol" is spelled J-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is /dʒəʊl/.
What does "jol" mean?
As a noun, "jol" means: A party.
How do you pronounce "jol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jol" is /dʒəʊl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "jol"?
Shortened from jolly? See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jol", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

LDC#70,828LSP#70,846MLE#70,908FLN#70,667

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list