ji

[ˈxi]

/[ˈxi]/ noun

The verdict

“ji” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #12,846) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#12,846
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vigésimo segunda letra del alfabeto griego.

Corpus desk

Index ES-ji · ji · Spanish

ji · rank #12,846 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,846
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jeremy

Nearest frequency peer: Jeremy (-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.

Vecinos de frecuencia del confusable “ji”

Pares de peso similar en el corpus, aparte de los confusables abajo

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “ji” frente a los lemas españoles más cercanos por rango, no un reprint del escritorio de confusables.

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).

ji vs jo
50% similar
ji vs ju
50% similar
ji vs Joe
0% similar

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

Key facts for ji
PropertyValue
Headwordji
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxi]
Letters2
Frequency rank#12,846
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “ji”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).jicae 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 “Jeremy” (#12,845), “jodidos” (#12,847), “Jehová” (#12,844). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “ji” va en #12,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for ji is neighbouring look-alikes ("jo", "ju", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈxi]. Frequency #12,846 among 645 “J” headwords. Gloss: "Vigésimo segunda letra del alfabeto griego.".

Zero misspellings are on record for ji in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jo", "ju", "Joe", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is ji, spelled J-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vigésimo segunda letra del alfabeto griego.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ji"?
"ji" is spelled J-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxi].
What does "ji" mean?
As a noun, "ji" means: Vigésimo segunda letra del alfabeto griego.
What words are commonly confused with "ji"?
"ji" is commonly confused with "jo", "ju", "Joe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ji"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ji" is [ˈxi]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ji" come from?
"ji" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list