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jabez

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "jabez", 5-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "jabez" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "jabez" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

Jabez is aEnglishname. It means: A male given name from Hebrew. Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/.

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Key facts for Jabez
PropertyValue
HeadwordJabez
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechName
IPA/ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#59,472
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Jabez in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for Jabez is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,472 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A male given name from Hebrew.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Jabez in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is Jabez, spelled J-A-B-E-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Hebrew.

Etymology

From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ.

Frequency rank: #59,472 in English

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jabez"?
"Jabez" is spelled J-A-B-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/.
What does "Jabez" mean?
As a name, "Jabez" means: A male given name from Hebrew.
How do you pronounce "Jabez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jabez" is /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.bɛz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Jabez"?
From Hebrew יַעְבֵּץ. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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.