jojo

\ʒɔ.ʒo\

/\ʒɔ.ʒo\/ noun

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The verdict

“jojo” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,306. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,306
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imbécile ; jobard.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jojo · jojo · French

jojo · rank #22,306 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,306
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Johanna

Nearest frequency peer: Johanna (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « jojo »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « jojo » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

jojo vs jon
50% similar
jojo vs joy
50% similar
jojo vs jos
50% similar

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

Key facts for jojo
PropertyValue
Headwordjojo
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɔ.ʒo\
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,306
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jojo »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jojose place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Johanna » (#22,305), « Judy » (#22,307), « Jill » (#22,304). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jojo » est au #22,306. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around jojo (IPA \ʒɔ.ʒo\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,306 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Imbécile ; jobard.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jojo, with forms such as "jjojo", "jjoo", and "jojjo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jon", "joy", "jos", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is jojo, spelled J-O-J-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imbécile ; jobard.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jojo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Je réclame, le droit à l'impertinence, à cause, monsieur le président, de votre arrogance, de votre suffisance, de votre mépris du peuple, des jojos, des moins que rien, des Gaulois réfractaires.
  2. soit le commissaire enquêteur est un jojo de service et il donne un avis favorable, soit il a un peu plus d’indépendance et alors….

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjojo
  • jjoo
  • jojjo
  • jooj
  • ojjo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjojo1jjoo2jojjo1jooj2ojjo2
Edit distance from "jojo"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jojo"?
"jojo" is spelled J-O-J-O. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɔ.ʒo\.
What does "jojo" mean?
As a noun, "jojo" means: Imbécile ; jobard.
What words are commonly confused with "jojo"?
"jojo" is commonly confused with "jon", "joy", "jos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jojo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jojo" is \ʒɔ.ʒo\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jojo" come from?
"jojo" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Judy#22,307Jill#22,304heat#22,290mara#22,326

Similar misspelling depth

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

milo5 variantsFoix5 variantsNikki5 variantsdote5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list