# joyous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɔɪəs/ · frequency rank #18,869

## Definitions
1. Full of joy; happy.

## Etymology
From Middle English joyous, joious, from Old French joieus, from joie + -eus.

## Easily confused with
- **joys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joyous-vs-joys)
- **joyful** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/joyful-vs-joyous)

## Common misspellings (8)
`jjoyous`, `jooyus`, `joyosu`, `joyouss`, `joyuos`, `joyyous`, `jyoous`, `ojyous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/joyous