joi

/'jo.i/

//'jo.i// verb

The verdict

“joi” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #71,094 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,094
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - terceira pessoa do singular do imperfeito do indicativo do verbo juoda

Corpus desk

Index PT-joi · joi · Portuguese

joi · rank #71,094 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,094
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH islamofobia

Nearest frequency peer: islamofobia (-12 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 “joi”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for joi
PropertyValue
Headwordjoi
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/'jo.i/
Letters3
Frequency rank#71,094
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “joi” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).joicai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “islamofobia” (#71,082), “lombriga” (#71,123), “lufada” (#71,126). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “joi” fica em #71,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

joi is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #71,094 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /'jo.i/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "terceira pessoa do singular do imperfeito do indicativo do verbo juoda".

joi doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is joi, spelled J-O-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    terceira pessoa do singular do imperfeito do indicativo do verbo juoda

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 "joi"?
"joi" is spelled J-O-I. The IPA pronunciation is /'jo.i/.
What does "joi" mean?
As a verb, "joi" means: terceira pessoa do singular do imperfeito do indicativo do verbo juoda
How do you pronounce "joi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joi" is /'jo.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "joi" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "joi", 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