Josiah
/dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/
The verdict
“Josiah” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,941 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,941
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 196
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Josias
Corpus desk
Index PT-josiah · Josiah · Portuguese
Josiah · rank #62,941 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,941
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 196
- PHOTO-FINISH kitten
Nearest frequency peer: kitten (+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 “Josiah”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- indulgente
indulgente
37,079 corpus weight
- insuficient…
insuficientemente
37,076 corpus weight
- Josiah
Josiah
37,060 corpus weight
- kitten
kitten
37,055 corpus weight
- Lacombe
Lacombe
37,049 corpus weight
- laundry
laundry
37,045 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “Josiah” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Josiah |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,941 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “Josiah” em português
Rare enough to double-check
Josiah is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,941 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Josiah, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is Josiah, spelled J-O-S-I-A-H.
Definition
- 1Josias
- 2décimo sexto rei de Judá
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.
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Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).