joke

/ˈdʒoʊk/

//ˈdʒoʊk// noun

The verdict

“joke” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #61,652 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,652
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-joke · joke · Portuguese

joke · rank #61,652 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,652
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH jejuar

Nearest frequency peer: jejuar (-5 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 “joke”

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for joke
PropertyValue
Headwordjoke
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈdʒoʊk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#61,652
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “joke” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.jokecai 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: “jejuar” (#61,647), “knot” (#61,657), “intimar” (#61,642). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “joke” fica em #61,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

joke is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #61,652 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdʒoʊk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "piada".

No misspelling variants are generated for joke in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented 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 joke, spelled J-O-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    piada

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

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list