joio

Name: joio, Portuguese Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈʒoj.u/

//ˈʒoj.u// noun

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“joio” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #53,960 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#53,960
frequency rank, Portuguese: 4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gramínea anual que parece muito com trigo até que este amadureça

Key facts for joio
Property	Value
Headword	joio
Language	Portuguese
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˈʒoj.u/
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#53,960
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “joio” 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). joio lands here:

#53,960

#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 joio is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈʒoj.u/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,960 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for joio, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is joio, spelled J-O-I-O.

Definition

1
gramínea anual que parece muito com trigo até que este amadureça
2
olmo (U. glabra, U. minor)

This word in other languages

darnel(English)cizaña(Español)zizanie(Français)

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 "joio"?

"joio" is spelled J-O-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʒoj.u/.

What does "joio" mean?

As a noun, "joio" means: gramínea anual que parece muito com trigo até que este amadureça

How do you pronounce "joio"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "joio" is /ˈʒoj.u/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "joio" come from?

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Using “joio”

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

The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-O-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈʒoj.u/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.