Which to use
“ji” is a pronoun and “join” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,101
- “ji” frequency rank
- #34,778
- “join” frequency rank
- 50879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ji | join |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do caso acusativo do ona | juntar, unir |
Letter map: ji vs join
Shared letters muted; letters that set ji and join apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for ji / join
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ji is apronoun and joinaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ji is recorded at frequency rank #16,101, classified as apron. join is at rank #34,778, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈdʒɔɪn/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 50879, this pair ranks #14,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ji vs join
Shared letters: ij. Private to "ji": -. Private to "join": no.
"ji" · 2 letters · shape CV · "join" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- join ← jion · jjoin · joinn · joni · ojin
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ji" for "join" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "ji" or "join" show up more?
After this comparison
You've compared "ji" and "join". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ji" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "join" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ji" and "join" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "joca vs join". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #14,079 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.