japonés

[xapoˈnes]

/[xapoˈnes]/ adj

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The verdict

“japonés” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #3,334. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,334
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Originario, relativo a, o propio de Japón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-japones · japonés · Spanish

japonés · rank #3,334 · 10 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,334
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH invitados

Nearest frequency peer: invitados (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “japonés”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “japonés” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

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).

japonés vs Jones
43% similar
japonés vs japonesa
75% similar
japonés vs japoneses
67% similar

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

Key facts for japonés
PropertyValue
Headwordjaponés
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[xapoˈnes]
Letters7
Frequency rank#3,334
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “japonés”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.japonéscae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “invitados” (#3,333), “limpieza” (#3,335), “iniciar” (#3,332). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “japonés” va en #3,334. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around japonés (IPA [xapoˈnes]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #3,334 among 645 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Originario, relativo a, o propio de Japón.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for japonés, with forms such as "ajponés", "jaopnés", and "japnoés". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Jones", "japonesa", "japoneses", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is japonés, spelled J-A-P-O-N-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Originario, relativo a, o propio de Japón.

Synonyms

japónnipón

This word in other languages

Japanese(English)japonais(Français)japanisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajponés
  • jaopnés
  • japnoés
  • japonnés
  • japonsé
  • japonéss
  • japoéns
  • japponés
  • jjaponés
  • jpaonés

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ajponés2jaopnés2japnoés2japonnés1japonsé2japonéss1japoéns2japponés1
Edit distance from "japonés"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "japonés"?
"japonés" is spelled J-A-P-O-N-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is [xapoˈnes].
What does "japonés" mean?
As an adjective, "japonés" means: Originario, relativo a, o propio de Japón.
What words are commonly confused with "japonés"?
"japonés" is commonly confused with "Jones", "japonesa", "japoneses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "japonés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "japonés" is [xapoˈnes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "japonés" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "japonés", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

iniciar#3,332monedas#3,340explicó#3,321enfoque#3,318

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

detener10 variantsdejamos10 variantsbásica10 variantsavenida10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list