jotos
[ˈxot̪os]
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)
- irreconocib…
irreconocibles
12,025 corpus weight
- Jerezano
Jerezano
12,019 corpus weight
- jotos
jotos
12,016 corpus weight
- jumping
jumping
12,012 corpus weight
- jurispruden…
jurisprudenciales
12,011 corpus weight
- Kagoshima
Kagoshima
12,009 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jotos |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxot̪os] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #87,985 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jotos” sits in Spanish frequency
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
- 1Forma 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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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.