Jabez
/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/
"jabez" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jabez” is uncommon English (frequency #59,472 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,472
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Hebrew.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jabez · Jabez · English
Jabez · rank #59,472 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,472
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH IoW
Nearest frequency peer: IoW (-1 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 “Jabez”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ingle
ingle
40,534 corpus weight
- inopportune
inopportune
40,533 corpus weight
- IoW
IoW
40,530 corpus weight
- Jabez
Jabez
40,529 corpus weight
- Jaco
Jaco
40,528 corpus weight
- junker
junker
40,524 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Jabez” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jabez |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #59,472 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Jabez” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Jabez is uncommon English at frequency #59,472 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A male given name from Hebrew.".
Jabez has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ. The correct English form is Jabez, spelled J-A-B-E-Z.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Hebrew.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jabez appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted…
Etymology
From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ.
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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