joto

[ˈxot̪o]

/[ˈxot̪o]/ noun

The verdict

“joto” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #60,911 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,911
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hombre que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico

Corpus desk

Index ES-joto · joto · Spanish

joto · rank #60,911 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,911
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH juicioso

Nearest frequency peer: juicioso (+2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “joto”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “joto” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for joto
PropertyValue
Headwordjoto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxot̪o]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,911
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “joto” en la frecuencia del español

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

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “juicioso” (#60,913), “Julen” (#60,914), “jury” (#60,915). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

joto is uncommon Spanish at frequency #60,911 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxot̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hombre que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico".

No generated misspelling entries exist for joto in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is joto, spelled J-O-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hombre que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico

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 "joto"?
"joto" is spelled J-O-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxot̪o].
What does "joto" mean?
As a noun, "joto" means: Hombre que siente atracción sexual por personas de su mismo sexo biológico
How do you pronounce "joto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joto" is [ˈxot̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joto" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list