Josep

/[ʒuˈzɛp]/ name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,883

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

Josep is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español José. Pronounced [ʒuˈzɛp]. Often confused with Josh and joven.

Key facts for Josep
PropertyValue
HeadwordJosep
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[ʒuˈzɛp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,883
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Josep in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Josep is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʒuˈzɛp]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,883 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español José.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Josep, with forms such as "jjosep", "jocep", and "joesp". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "Josh", "joven", "Josué", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Josep, spelled J-O-S-E-P, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español José.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjosep,jocep,joesp,josepp,jospe,jossep,jsoep,ojsep

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Josep

Misspelling Variants of "Josep"

jjosep6jocep5joesp5josepp6jospe5jossep6jsoep5ojsep5
Misspelling Variants of "Josep"

Frequency rank: #15,883 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Josep"?
"Josep" is spelled J-O-S-E-P. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒuˈzɛp].
What does "Josep" mean?
As a name, "Josep" means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español José.
What words are commonly confused with "Josep"?
"Josep" is commonly confused with "Josh", "joven", "Josué". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Josep"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Josep" is [ʒuˈzɛp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Josep" come from?
"Josep" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter J in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.