joya

[ˈxoʝa]

/[ˈxoʝa]/ noun

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The verdict

“joya” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #7,869. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,869
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objeto de ornato hecho de uno o más metales preciosos con piedras preciosas o gemas.

Corpus desk

Index ES-joya · joya · Spanish

joya · rank #7,869 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,869
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH juzgados

Nearest frequency peer: juzgados (+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 “joya”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “joya” 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).

joya vs jua
50% similar
joya vs jura
50% similar
joya vs joyas
80% similar

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

Key facts for joya
PropertyValue
Headwordjoya
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxoʝa]
Letters4
Frequency rank#7,869
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “joya”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.joyacae 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 “juzgados” (#7,870), “iris” (#7,867), “latinoamericana” (#7,871). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “joya” va en #7,869. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around joya (IPA [ˈxoʝa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,869 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for joya, with forms such as "jjoya", "joay", and "joyya". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jua", "jura", "joyas", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is joya, spelled J-O-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Objeto de ornato hecho de uno o más metales preciosos con piedras preciosas o gemas.
  2. 2
    Obsequio otorgado como premio.
  3. 3
    Joya grande de oro o piedras preciosas, a manera de broche, que traían las mujeres al pecho.
  4. 4
    Persona o cosa con mucho valor.
  5. 5
    Cordón en forma de anillo, que abraza la columna y se pone en dos partes: sobre la basa y debajo del friso del capitel.
  6. 6
    Anillo de adorno en los cañones de artillería, cerca de la boca.

Synonyms

alhajadijeprendabrocamantónastrágaloastrágalo

This word in other languages

jewel(English)bijou(Français)Edelstein(Deutsch)joia(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjoya
  • joay
  • joyya
  • jyoa
  • ojya

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjoya1joay2joyya1jyoa2ojya2
Edit distance from "joya"

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 "joya"?
"joya" is spelled J-O-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxoʝa].
What does "joya" mean?
As a noun, "joya" means: Objeto de ornato hecho de uno o más metales preciosos con piedras preciosas o gemas.
What words are commonly confused with "joya"?
"joya" is commonly confused with "jua", "jura", "joyas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "joya"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joya" is [ˈxoʝa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joya" come from?
"joya" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

iris#7,867mirá#7,883pato#7,894Peru#7,897

Similar misspelling depth

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

soto5 variantssofá5 variantsmero5 variantsdate5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list