dinner jacket
"dinner-jacket" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dinner jacket” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A jacket, often white, corresponding to a tuxedo jacket.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dinner jacket |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dinner jacket” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dinner jacket is 13 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “dinner jacket”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-N-N-E-R- -J-A-C-K-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.