joyería
[xoʝeˈɾia]
The verdict
“joyería” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #18,584 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #18,584
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Conjunto de joyas.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | joyería |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xoʝeˈɾia] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #18,584 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “joyería” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for joyería is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xoʝeˈɾia]. Corpus data places it at rank #18,584 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for joyería, with forms such as "jjoyería", "joeyría", and "joyeraí". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "joyero", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is joyería, spelled J-O-Y-E-R-Í-A.
Definition
- 1Conjunto de joyas.
- 2Técnica y actividad de la elaboración de joyas.
- 3Profesión de comerciar en joyas.
- 4Taller en el que se elaboran joyas.
- 5Establecimiento en el que se venden joyas.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjoyería,joeyría,joyeraí,joyerría,joyeíra,joyreía,joyyería,jyoería,ojyería
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of joyería - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Using “joyería”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-O-Y-E-R-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xoʝeˈɾia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “joyero” - see the side-by-side comparison. joyería vs joyero
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.