joven
[ˈxoβ̞ẽn]
The verdict
“joven” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #50,049 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,049
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 196
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jovem
Corpus desk
Index PT-joven · joven · Portuguese
joven · rank #50,049 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,049
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 196
- PHOTO-FINISH inoportuno
Nearest frequency peer: inoportuno (-13 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 “joven”
Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto
- hipérbole
hipérbole
49,980 corpus weight
- iconografia
iconografia
49,975 corpus weight
- infanticídio
infanticídio
49,967 corpus weight
- inoportuno
inoportuno
49,965 corpus weight
- joven
joven
49,952 corpus weight
- lito
lito
49,936 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “joven” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | joven |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈxoβ̞ẽn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #50,049 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “joven” em português
Rare enough to double-check
joven is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #50,049 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈxoβ̞ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jovem".
joven has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is joven, spelled J-O-V-E-N.
Definition
- 1jovem
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how joven appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Aprovecha que aún eres joven y sal a divertirte con tus amigos un rato
Synonyms
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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