jotos

[ˈxot̪os]

/[ˈxot̪os]/ noun

The verdict

“jotos” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,985 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,985
frequency rank, Spanish
7,810
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del plural de joto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jotos · jotos · Spanish

jotos · rank #87,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,985
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 7,810
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jerezano

Nearest frequency peer: Jerezano (-3 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 “jotos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “jotos” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for jotos
PropertyValue
Headwordjotos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxot̪os]
Letters5
Frequency rank#87,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jotos” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jotos lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jotos is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,985 among 7,810 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxot̪os]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del plural de joto.".

jotos doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is jotos, spelled J-O-T-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de joto.

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jotos"?
"jotos" is spelled J-O-T-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxot̪os].
What does "jotos" mean?
As a noun, "jotos" means: Forma del plural de joto.
How do you pronounce "jotos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jotos" is [ˈxot̪os]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jotos" come from?
"jotos" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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