jos

[ˈxos]

/[ˈxos]/ noun

The verdict

“jos” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #20,102) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#20,102
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de jo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jos · jos · Spanish

jos · rank #20,102 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,102
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iñaki

Nearest frequency peer: Iñaki (-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 “jos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Las barras sitúan “jos” 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).

jos vs ju
33% similar
jos vs joy
67% similar
jos vs jul
33% similar

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

Key facts for jos
PropertyValue
Headwordjos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxos]
Letters3
Frequency rank#20,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rango de corpus junto a confusables de “jos”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).joscae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Iñaki” (#20,101), “jugos” (#20,103), “Isidoro” (#20,100). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jos” va en #20,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for jos is neighbouring look-alikes ("ju", "joy", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈxos]. Frequency #20,102 among 645 “J” headwords. Gloss: "Forma del plural de jo.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jos, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ju", "joy", "jul", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is jos, spelled J-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de jo.

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 "jos"?
"jos" is spelled J-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxos].
What does "jos" mean?
As a noun, "jos" means: Forma del plural de jo.
What words are commonly confused with "jos"?
"jos" is commonly confused with "ju", "joy", "jul". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jos" is [ˈxos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jos" come from?
"jos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list