joven

[ˈxoβ̞ẽn]

/[ˈxoβ̞ẽn]/ adj

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The verdict

“joven” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #563. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#563
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De poca edad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-joven · joven · Spanish

joven · rank #563 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #563
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH internet

Nearest frequency peer: internet (-1 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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “joven”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “joven” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

joven vs jóvenes
57% similar
joven vs Joe
40% similar
joven vs jen
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for joven
PropertyValue
Headwordjoven
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈxoβ̞ẽn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#563
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “joven”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.jovencae 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 “internet” (#562), “nuevos” (#564), “hubiera” (#561). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “joven” va en #563. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around joven (IPA [ˈxoβ̞ẽn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #563 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for joven, with forms such as "jjoven", "joben", and "joevn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "jóvenes", "Joe", "jen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 joven, spelled J-O-V-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    De poca edad.
  2. 2
    Dicho de un ser vivo, que aún no ha finalizado su desarrollo.
  3. 3
    Por extensión, propio de o relativo a la etapa de la vida previa a la finalización del desarrollo.

Synonyms

juvenil

Antonyms

antiguoañejoviejoadultomaduro

This word in other languages

young(English)jeune(Français)jung(Deutsch)jovem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjoven
  • joben
  • joevn
  • jovenn
  • jovne
  • jovven
  • jvoen
  • ojven

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joven - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jjoven1joben1joevn2jovenn1jovne2jovven1jvoen2ojven2
Edit distance from "joven"

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 "joven"?
"joven" is spelled J-O-V-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxoβ̞ẽn].
What does "joven" mean?
As an adjective, "joven" means: De poca edad.
What words are commonly confused with "joven"?
"joven" is commonly confused with "jóvenes", "Joe", "jen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joven"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joven" is [ˈxoβ̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joven" come from?
"joven" 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 "joven", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

campo#560abril#559media#552junio#575

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

región8 variantsambos8 variantsactual8 variantsvista8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list