Josep

name

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The verdict

“Josep” is uncommon French (frequency #52,777 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,777
frequency rank, French
47,938
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prénom masculin, correspondant à Joseph.

Key facts for Josep
PropertyValue
HeadwordJosep
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Josep” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Josep lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Josep is uncommon French at frequency #52,777 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin, correspondant à Joseph.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Josep, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Josep, spelled J-O-S-E-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin, correspondant à Joseph.

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 "Josep"?
"Josep" is spelled J-O-S-E-P.
What does "Josep" mean?
As a proper noun, "Josep" means: Prénom masculin, correspondant à Joseph.
What language does "Josep" come from?
"Josep" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Josep”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-O-S-E-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list