# rejoice

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪs/ · frequency rank #15,894

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **rejoin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rejoice-vs-rejoin)
- **rejoined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rejoice-vs-rejoined)
- **rejoiced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rejoice-vs-rejoiced)

## Common misspellings (9)
`erjoice`, `rejioce`, `rejjoice`, `rejocie`, `rejoicce`, `rejoiec`, `reojice`, `rjeoice`, `rrejoice`

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