Joseon

/ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/

//ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn// name

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"joseon" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Joseon” is uncommon English (frequency #50,617 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,617
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.

Corpus desk

Index EN-joseon · Joseon · English

Joseon · rank #50,617 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,617
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jut

Nearest frequency peer: jut (+2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “Joseon”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Joseon
PropertyValue
HeadwordJoseon
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,617
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Joseon” 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).Joseonfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “jut” (#50,619), “jio” (#50,614), “Kamehameha” (#50,621). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Joseon” is #50,617. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Joseon is uncommon English at frequency #50,617 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Joseon, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the Revised Romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon). The correct English form is Joseon, spelled J-O-S-E-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.

Etymology

From the Revised Romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon).

Synonyms

ChaoxianCh'ao-hsien

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 "Joseon"?
"Joseon" is spelled J-O-S-E-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/.
What does "Joseon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Joseon" means: A former Korean kingdom and dynasty in East Asia which ruled the Korean Peninsula from 1392 CE to 1897 CE.
How do you pronounce "Joseon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Joseon" is /ˈd͡ʒəʊsʌn/. 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 "Joseon"?
From the Revised Romanization of Korean 조선(朝鮮) (Joseon). 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 "Joseon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

irises#50,602infest#50,592mandir#50,651Hosmer#50,575

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list