ja
Spanish, interjection/ˈxa/
ja is spelled J-A (2 letters) and appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,774th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ja is a Spanish interjection meaning “representation of laughter, ha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Usado para indicar la risa, la burla o la incredulidad”.
What does ja mean in English?
interjection
- 1
representation of laughter, ha
Also used repeatedly: jaja, jajaja
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Usado para indicar la risa, la burla o la incredulidad.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ja?
- /ˈxa/
- [ˈxa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ja
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ja in Spanish?
ja appears 30 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).