joule
/d͡ʒuːl/
"joule" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“joule” is uncommon English (frequency #56,834 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,834
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt-second (one wat...
Corpus desk
Index EN-joule · joule · English
joule · rank #56,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,834
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH jibe
Nearest frequency peer: jibe (-2 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 “joule”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- indiscreet
indiscreet
43,174 corpus weight
- indium
indium
43,173 corpus weight
- jibe
jibe
43,169 corpus weight
- joule
joule
43,167 corpus weight
- Kalashnikov
Kalashnikov
43,163 corpus weight
- Kenzo
Kenzo
43,160 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “joule” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | joule |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒuːl/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #56,834 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “joule” in English
Rare enough to double-check
joule is uncommon English at frequency #56,834 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /d͡ʒuːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt-second (one wat...".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for joule, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889). The surname is a variant of Joel. The correct English form is joule, spelled J-O-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1In the International System of Units, the derived unit of energy, work and heat; the work required to exert a force of one newton for a distance of one metre. Equivalent to one watt-second (one watt of power acting for a duration of one second).
Etymology
Named after English physicist James Prescott Joule (1818–1889). The surname is a variant of Joel.
This word in other languages
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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