rejoice

/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/

//ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs// verb

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"rejoice" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rejoice” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,894
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rejoice · rejoice · English

rejoice · rank #15,894 · 9 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,894
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH relics

Nearest frequency peer: relics (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rejoice”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rejoice vs rejoin
71% similar
rejoice vs rejoined
75% similar
rejoice vs rejoiced
88% similar

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

Key facts for rejoice
PropertyValue
Headwordrejoice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/
Letters7
Frequency rank#15,894
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rejoice”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).rejoicelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “relics” (#15,895), “raft” (#15,892), “ren” (#15,896). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rejoice” is #15,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rejoice (IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,894 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rejoice, with forms such as "erjoice", "rejioce", and "rejjoice". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "rejoin", "rejoined", "rejoiced", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire The correct English form is rejoice, spelled R-E-J-O-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
  2. 2
    To have (someone) as a lover or spouse; to enjoy sexually.
  3. 3
    To make happy, exhilarate.
  4. 4
    To enjoy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Obscurity, indeed, is painful to the mind as well as to the eye ; but to bring light from obscurity, by whatever labour, must needs to be delightful and rejoicing.
  2. At Waterhouses and Hulme End the usual booking office, waiting room and other station accommodation were to be found, but the remaining stations […] were mere stopping places, some of which rejoiced in a small shed for waiting passengers, others without any kind of shelter whatsoever.

Etymology

From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire

This word in other languages

alegrarse(Español)se réjouir(Français)erfreuen(Deutsch)exultar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erjoice
  • rejioce
  • rejjoice
  • rejocie
  • rejoicce
  • rejoiec
  • reojice
  • rjeoice
  • rrejoice

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rejoice - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erjoice2rejioce2rejjoice1rejocie2rejoicce1rejoiec2reojice2rjeoice2
Edit distance from "rejoice"

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 "rejoice"?
"rejoice" is spelled R-E-J-O-I-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/.
What does "rejoice" mean?
As a verb, "rejoice" means: To be very happy, be delighted, exult; to feel joy.
What words are commonly confused with "rejoice"?
"rejoice" is commonly confused with "rejoin", "rejoined", "rejoiced". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rejoice"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rejoice" is /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/. 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 "rejoice"?
From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire 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 "rejoice", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rihanna#15,898serpent#15,902pierced#15,882Picasso#15,881

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

relics9 variantsshoved9 variantsSicily9 variantsovarian9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list