Joseba
[xoˈs̺e.βa]
The verdict
“Joseba” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,624 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,624
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,810
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español José.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Joseba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [xoˈs̺e.βa] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #58,624 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Joseba” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Joseba is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,624 among 7,810 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [xoˈs̺e.βa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español José.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Joseba, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is Joseba, spelled J-O-S-E-B-A.
Definition
- 1Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español José.
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.
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Using “Joseba”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-O-S-E-B-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xoˈs̺e.βa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.