dinner jacket
"dinner-jacket" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dinner jacket” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A jacket, often white, corresponding to a tuxedo jacket.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dinner-jacket · dinner jacket · English
dinner jacket · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dinner jacket |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dinner jacket” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dinner jacket is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dinner jacket in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: So called because it is worn by men to formal dinners. The correct English form is dinner jacket, spelled D-I-N-N-E-R- -J-A-C-K-E-T.
Definition
- 1A jacket, often white, corresponding to a tuxedo jacket.
- 2The formal suit, typically black, that includes this type of jacket.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dinner jacket appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Constant was fully dressed in blue-green evening shorts and a dinner jacket of gold brocade.
He was dressed in a gray dinner jacket and matching trousers.
Etymology
So called because it is worn by men to formal dinners.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.