jackfruit

noun

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"jackfruit" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jackfruit” is uncommon English (frequency #75,090 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,090
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jackfruit · jackfruit · English

jackfruit · rank #75,090 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,090
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH Iskandar

Nearest frequency peer: Iskandar (-2 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 “jackfruit”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “jackfruit” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jackfruit
PropertyValue
Headwordjackfruit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#75,090
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jackfruit” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).jackfruitfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Iskandar” (#75,088), “jiggly” (#75,095), “Jinny” (#75,096). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jackfruit” is #75,090. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jackfruit is uncommon English at frequency #75,090 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jackfruit in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit. The correct English form is jackfruit, spelled J-A-C-K-F-R-U-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
  2. 2
    The large fruit from this tree.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jackfruit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On our return we stopped at Mr. Wijeysakera's home, quaffed the juice of King Cocoanut, looked through his extensive grounds, and saw several kinds of palm, the breadfruit-tree, the jackfruit-tree, the nux-vomica-tree, pimento or allspice shrub, nutmeg-tree, pineapples of different varieties.
  2. The fruit grows on the branches from the axil of the leaves, and attains the size of a cantaloupe melon, but more oval, and generally eight to ten inches long; it has a stalk proportioned to its size, and exactly resembles the jackfruit, which is known to all those who have journeyed to the Indies.

Etymology

From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit.

Synonyms

jackjackfruit tree

This word in other languages

jaca(Español)jaquier(Français)Jackfruchtbaum(Deutsch)jaca(Português)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jackfruit"?
"jackfruit" is spelled J-A-C-K-F-R-U-I-T.
What does "jackfruit" mean?
As a noun, "jackfruit" means: A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
What is the origin of the word "jackfruit"?
From jack (“jackfruit”), from Portuguese jaca (“jackfruit”), from Malayalam ചക്ക (cakka) / Tamil சக்கை (cakkai), + fruit. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jackfruit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list