CBJ
"cbj" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“CBJ” is uncommon English (frequency #68,084 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,084
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abbreviation of Columbus Blue Jackets.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cbj · CBJ · English
CBJ · rank #68,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,084
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH categorise
Nearest frequency peer: categorise (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “CBJ”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
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Carolingian
31,921 corpus weight
- cassis
cassis
31,920 corpus weight
- categorise
categorise
31,919 corpus weight
- CBJ
CBJ
31,917 corpus weight
- changelog
changelog
31,914 corpus weight
- Chantel
Chantel
31,913 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “CBJ” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | CBJ |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #68,084 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “CBJ” in English
Rare enough to double-check
CBJ is uncommon English at frequency #68,084 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abbreviation of Columbus Blue Jackets.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for CBJ, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is CBJ, spelled C-B-J.
Definition
- 1Abbreviation of Columbus Blue Jackets.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how CBJ appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
CBJ sign D Nutivaara to four-year extension.
WPG 1 @ CBJ 2 (OT)
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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