jes

/jes/

//jes// adv

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The verdict

“jes” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #57,872 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,872
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sí.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jes · jes · Spanish

jes · rank #57,872 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,872
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH joropo

Nearest frequency peer: joropo (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “jes”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jes” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jes
PropertyValue
Headwordjes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/jes/
Letters3
Frequency rank#57,872
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jes” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).jescae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “joropo” (#57,873), “jubila” (#57,874), “judge” (#57,875). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jes” va en #57,872. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jes is uncommon Spanish at frequency #57,872 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /jes/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sí.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jes in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is jes, spelled J-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sí.

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 "jes"?
"jes" is spelled J-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /jes/.
What does "jes" mean?
As an adverb, "jes" means: Sí.
How do you pronounce "jes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jes" is /jes/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jes" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

maa#57,910CSA#57,674tua#58,170alb#58,242

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list