java

noun

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The verdict

“java” has 5 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,706. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,706
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - variedade de café arábica proveniente da ilha de Java, Indonésia; café de Java

Corpus desk

Index PT-java · java · Portuguese

java · rank #9,706 · 5 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,706
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH liceu

Nearest frequency peer: liceu (+4 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 rank junto ao íman ortográfico “java”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “java” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

java vs joga
50% similar
java vs jazz
50% similar
java vs jura
50% similar

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

Key facts for java
PropertyValue
Headwordjava
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters4
Frequency rank#9,706
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “java”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.javacai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “liceu” (#9,710), “informal” (#9,701), “India” (#9,700). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “java” fica em #9,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around java, anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,706 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for java, with forms such as "ajva", "jaav", and "javva". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "joga", "jazz", "jura", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is java, spelled J-A-V-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    variedade de café arábica proveniente da ilha de Java, Indonésia; café de Java
  2. 2
    raça de galinhas anãs
  3. 3
    certo tipo de dança moderna, violenta e sacudida
  4. 4
    espécie de pato bravo, grande, de plumagem preta e esporão nas asas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Muitos tipos de café recebem o nome da região em que crescem ou do porto onde são embarcados. Por exemplo, moca é o nome do porto de Moca, no Iêmen; o café java cresce em Java e seus arredores

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajva
  • jaav
  • javva
  • jjava
  • jvaa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of java - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ajva2jaav2javva1jjava1jvaa2
Edit distance from "java"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "java"?
"java" is spelled J-A-V-A.
What does "java" mean?
As a noun, "java" means: variedade de café arábica proveniente da ilha de Java, Indonésia; café de Java
What words are commonly confused with "java"?
"java" is commonly confused with "joga", "jazz", "jura". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "java" come from?
"java" is a Portuguese 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 Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

luna#9,712mara#9,718grey#9,689gaga#9,685

Similar misspelling depth

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

duke5 variantscore5 variantslola5 variantslane5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list