Similar words
nuevo
Easy for learners to conflate — nuevo means new (recently made/acquired), joven means young (age), a different dimension entirely.
Similar in other languages
French
jeune
jeune is the French word for the same thing — both mean "young."
Practice
1 What does joven mean?
young
2 Fill the gap: Es una profesora ___.
Full sentence: Es una profesora joven. (She is a young teacher.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches joven?
joven: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.