Josiah

/dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/

//dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə// noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Josiah
PropertyValue
HeadwordJosiah
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dʒoʊˈsaɪ.ə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,941
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “Josiah” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.Josiahcai 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: “kitten” (#62,946), “Lacombe” (#62,952), “laundry” (#62,956). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “Josiah” fica em #62,941. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Josias
  2. 2
    décimo 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list