joshi

Name: joshi, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“joshi” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #37,997. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,997
frequency rank, English: 796
“J” headwords: 7
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Japanese women's professional wrestling

Corpus desk

Index EN-joshi · joshi · English

joshi · rank #37,997 · 7 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,997
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-MID 7 variants
BOOK-MID 796
PHOTO-FINISH Joliet

Nearest frequency peer: Joliet (-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.

Jezebel

62,008
jizz

62,006
Joliet

62,005
joshi

62,004
jugular

62,003
Kerrigan

62,000

What this shows “joshi” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

joshi vs joss

60% similar

joshi vs Joshua

50% similar

joshi vs Joh

40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for joshi
Property	Value
Headword	joshi
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#37,997
Misspellings tracked	7
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “joshi”

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

#37,997

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Joliet” (#37,996), “jugular” (#37,998), “jizz” (#37,995). Among 796 “J” headwords, “joshi” is #37,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around joshi, anoun. Corpus frequency is #37,997 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for joshi, with forms such as "jjoshi", "johsi", and "joshhi". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "joss", "Joshua", "Joh", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Ellipsis of 女子プロレス (joshi puroresu), itself a compound of 女子 (joshi, “woman”) + プロレス (puroresu, “professional wrestling”). The correct English form is joshi, spelled J-O-S-H-I.

Definition

1
Japanese women's professional wrestling
2
Japanese women's professional wrestling

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

[Naoko] Sato and [Makiko] Ueda were young and attractive, unlike some of the burlier, older women who had dominated the sport in Japan up to that point. They introduced youth and sex appeal to joshi wrestling and quickly became a pop culture sensation.
Whether they are called joshis, luchadoras, or lady grapplers, one can find female wrestlers in every part of the world.

Etymology

Ellipsis of 女子プロレス (joshi puroresu), itself a compound of 女子 (joshi, “woman”) + プロレス (puroresu, “professional wrestling”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

jjoshi
johsi
joshhi
josih
josshi
jsohi
ojshi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joshi - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "joshi"

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 "joshi"?

"joshi" is spelled J-O-S-H-I.

What does "joshi" mean?

As a noun, "joshi" means: Japanese women's professional wrestling

What words are commonly confused with "joshi"?

"joshi" is commonly confused with "joss", "Joshua", "Joh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "joshi"?

Ellipsis of 女子プロレス (joshi puroresu), itself a compound of 女子 (joshi, “woman”) + プロレス (puroresu, “professional wrestling”). 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 "joshi", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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