jota
Spanish, noun/ˈxota/
jota is spelled J-O-T-A (4 letters) and appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 24,044th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jota is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “jot; iota” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Nombre de la letra j”.
What does jota mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejot; iota
- 2
feminineThe name of the Latin script letter J/j.
- 3
femininea jack in a deck of cards
noun
- 1
Mexicoderogatoryfemininevulgaralternative form of joto (“faggot”)
¡Ay que jota!
noun
- 1
femininejota (Iberian folk dance)
- 2
femininejota (music to which a jota is danced)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nombre de la letra j. 2. Cosa insignificante.
noun: 1. Baile popular de origen español. 2. Música que acompaña este baile.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jota
- jotas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jota?
- /ˈxota/
- [ˈxo.t̪a]
- [ˈxot̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jota
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jota in Spanish?
jota appears 1.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).