jes

/jɛs/

//jɛs// adv

The verdict

“jes” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,822 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,822
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sim

Corpus desk

Index PT-jes · jes · Portuguese

jes · rank #59,822 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,822
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kanu

Nearest frequency peer: Kanu (+2 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “jes”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “jes” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jes
PropertyValue
Headwordjes
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/jɛs/
Letters3
Frequency rank#59,822
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jes” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.jescai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “Kanu” (#59,824), “iglu” (#59,791), “límpido” (#59,856). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jes” fica em #59,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jes is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,822 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed /jɛs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sim".

jes has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Portuguese form is jes, spelled J-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sim

Antonyms

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 "jes"?
"jes" is spelled J-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /jɛs/.
What does "jes" mean?
As an adverb, "jes" means: sim
How do you pronounce "jes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jes" is /jɛs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jes" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list