joker

[ˈdʒəʊ̯kə]

/[ˈdʒəʊ̯kə]/ noun

The verdict

“joker” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,072. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,072
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bufón₂.

Corpus desk

Index ES-joker · joker · Spanish

joker · rank #22,072 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,072
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH irritación

Nearest frequency peer: irritación (-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 “joker”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “joker” 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).

joker vs José
20% similar
joker vs joven
60% similar
joker vs Jones
40% similar

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

Key facts for joker
PropertyValue
Headwordjoker
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdʒəʊ̯kə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,072
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “joker”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).jokercae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “irritación” (#22,071), “Junín” (#22,073), “inyecciones” (#22,070). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “joker” va en #22,072. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around joker (IPA [ˈdʒəʊ̯kə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,072 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for joker, with forms such as "jjoker", "jkoer", and "joekr". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "José", "joven", "Jones", 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, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is joker, spelled J-O-K-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bufón₂.
  2. 2
    Comodín₁.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjoker
  • jkoer
  • joekr
  • jokerr
  • jokker
  • jokre
  • ojker

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joker - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

jjoker1jkoer2joekr2jokerr1jokker1jokre2ojker2
Edit distance from "joker"

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 "joker"?
"joker" is spelled J-O-K-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdʒəʊ̯kə].
What does "joker" mean?
As a noun, "joker" means: Bufón₂.
What words are commonly confused with "joker"?
"joker" is commonly confused with "José", "joven", "Jones". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joker"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joker" is [ˈdʒəʊ̯kə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joker" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list