jackalope
/ˈd͡ʒækəloʊp/
"jackalope" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jackalope” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed as a rabbit with antlers.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jackalope · jackalope · English
jackalope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | jackalope |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒækəloʊp/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jackalope” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jackalope is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒækəloʊp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed as a rabbit with antlers.".
jackalope doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of jackrabbit + antelope. The correct English form is jackalope, spelled J-A-C-K-A-L-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1A folkloric animal, a supposed cross between a jackrabbit and an antelope, goat, or deer, usually portrayed as a rabbit with antlers.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jackalope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Most jackalopes are furry and a foot or two tall; many are only heads, mounted on wood plaques; there are some six-footers, covered with fur…
Etymology
Blend of jackrabbit + antelope.
This word in other languages
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.