joven

/[ˈxoβ̞ẽn]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#563

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

joven is anSpanishadj. It means: De poca edad. Pronounced [ˈxoβ̞ẽn]. It ranks #563 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with jóvenes and Joe.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of joven in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for joven is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈxoβ̞ẽn]. Corpus data places it at rank #563 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for joven, with forms such as "jjoven", "joben", and "joevn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "jóvenes", "Joe", "jen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is joven, spelled J-O-V-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: jjoven,joben,joevn,jovenn,jovne,jovven,jvoen,ojven

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for joven

Misspelling Variants of "joven"

jjoven6joben5joevn5jovenn6jovne5jovven6jvoen5ojven5
Misspelling Variants of "joven"

Frequency rank: #563 in Spanish

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.