jobvsjoiaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: job is a noun, joia is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“job” is a noun and “joia” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,776
“job” frequency rank
#14,632
“joia” frequency rank
28408
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature job joia
Definition trabalho agrandante, bom, ótimo

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set job and joia apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

3 ch
job
4 ch
joia

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: job is anoun and joiaanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

job is recorded at frequency rank #13,776, classified as anoun. joia is at rank #14,632, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈʒɔj.ɐ/.

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 28408, this pair ranks #40,403 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of job vs joia

Shared letters: jo. Private to "job": b. Private to "joia": ai.

"job" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "joia" · 4 letters · shape CVVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • joiajioa · jjoia · joai · ojia

Frequency comparison

job#13,776
joia#14,632

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "job" and "joia" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "job" is a noun and "joia" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "job" or "joia"?
"job" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,776 in our Portuguese list, against #14,632 for "joia". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering job vs joia

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “job”; for an adjective, it's “joia”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “job” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list