j
[ˈxot̪a]
The verdict
“j” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,141 in Spanish word frequency and used as a character.
- #1,141
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 1
- letter
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Décima letra del alfabeto español y séptima consonante. Su nombre es jota.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | j |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Character |
| IPA | [ˈxot̪a] |
| Letters | 1 |
| Frequency rank | #1,141 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “j” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for j is 1 letters long, classified as a character, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxot̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,141 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Décima letra del alfabeto español y séptima consonante. Su nombre es jota.".
Zero misspellings are on record for j in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ja", "jo", "je", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is j, spelled J.
Definition
- 1Décima letra del alfabeto español y séptima consonante. Su nombre es jota.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “j”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈxot̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “ja” - see the side-by-side comparison. j vs ja
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.