Josef

name

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The verdict

“Josef” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,101. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,101
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-josef · Josef · French

Josef · rank #31,101 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,101
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jaquette

Nearest frequency peer: jaquette (-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 « Josef »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Josef » 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).

Josef vs joue
40% similar
Josef vs josh
40% similar
Josef vs Joss
60% similar

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

Key facts for Josef
PropertyValue
HeadwordJosef
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,101
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Josef »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Josefse 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 « jaquette » (#31,100), « Josse » (#31,102), « Italo » (#31,098). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Josef » est au #31,101. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Josef, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #31,101 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Josef, with forms such as "jjosef", "joesf", and "joseff". 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, "joue", "josh", "Joss", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 French form is Josef, spelled J-O-S-E-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Selon son président, Josef Hechenberger, remplacer « l’authentique lait tyrolien par du lait d’avoine » importé pour vanter les attraits des montagnes est « inacceptable ».

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jjosef
  • joesf
  • joseff
  • josfe
  • jossef
  • jsoef
  • ojsef

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jjosef1joesf2joseff1josfe2jossef1jsoef2ojsef2
Edit distance from "Josef"

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 "Josef"?
"Josef" is spelled J-O-S-E-F.
What does "Josef" mean?
As a proper noun, "Josef" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Josef"?
"Josef" is commonly confused with "joue", "josh", "Joss". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Josef" come from?
"Josef" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Josse#31,102Italo#31,098lavez#31,117Leyde#31,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Juliet7 variantsLucille7 variantsmaker7 variantsheller7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list