j

Other forms of j

plural

js·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about j

What does j mean?

j means "a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in j?

j has 1 syllable: j. In IPA it is /ˈdʒeɪ/.

What is another word for j?

Close synonyms include joule, watt second. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is j a common word?

j is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with j?

2 words rhyme with j. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.