jackanapes
jack·an·apes/ˈd͡ʒækəˌneɪps/noun
jackanapes is spelled J-A-C-K-A-N-A-P-E-S: 10 letters and 3 syllables (jack·an·apes). It appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jackanapes means “plural of jackanape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jackanapes is jackanapeses.
How many letters and syllables are in jackanapes?
| Letters | 10: J-A-C-K-A-N-A-P-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: jack·an·apes |
| In writing | about once in every 48 million words; the 214,628th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jackanapes?
Jackanapes appears about once in every 48 million words in written English, the 214,628th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jackanapes?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒækəneɪps/
- US /ˈd͡ʒækəˌneɪps/
Jackanapes has 3 syllables, split jack·an·apes in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jackanapes.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jackanapes
- jackanapeses plural
- jackanape
- jack-a-napes
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jackanapes mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
plural of jackanape
- 2
obsolete(A proper name for) an ape or monkey, especially a tame one kept for entertainment or as a pet.
- 3
datedderogatory(A proper name for) a person thought to behave like an ape or monkey, for example, in being impudent, mischievous, vain, etc.; specifically (chiefly humorous), an impudent or mischievous child.
- 4
derogatoryobsoleterareA crucifix.
- 5
obsoleteA small pulley which keeps a rope in line when lifting ore, water, etc., from a mine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jackanapes come from?
From jackanape + -s (suffix forming regular plurals of nouns).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).