jaw

/ʤɔː/

//ʤɔː// noun

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The verdict

“jaw” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #95,856 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#95,856
frequency rank, Portuguese
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - maxilar, maxilar inferior, maxila

Key facts for jaw
PropertyValue
Headwordjaw
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ʤɔː/
Letters3
Frequency rank#95,856
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jaw” sits in Portuguese 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). jaw lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for jaw is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ʤɔː/. Corpus data places it at rank #95,856 in overall Portuguese 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.

Zero misspellings are on record for jaw in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is jaw, spelled J-A-W.

Definition

  1. 1
    maxilar, maxilar inferior, maxila
  2. 2
    mandíbula, queixada
  3. 3
    boca
  4. 4
    entrada
  5. 5
    sermão, tagarelice

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 "jaw"?
"jaw" is spelled J-A-W. The IPA pronunciation is /ʤɔː/.
What does "jaw" mean?
As a noun, "jaw" means: maxilar, maxilar inferior, maxila
How do you pronounce "jaw"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jaw" is /ʤɔː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jaw" come from?
"jaw" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “jaw”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-A-W - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ʤɔː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list