jackhammer
/ˈd͡ʒækˌhæmɚ/
"jackhammer" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jackhammer” is uncommon English (frequency #64,455 among 4,872 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,455
- frequency rank, English
- 4,872
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jackhammer · jackhammer · English
jackhammer · rank #64,455 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,455
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,872
- PHOTO-FINISH jabbed
Nearest frequency peer: jabbed (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “jackhammer”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Ironside
Ironside
35,551 corpus weight
- IRT
IRT
35,550 corpus weight
- Isaacson
Isaacson
35,549 corpus weight
- jabbed
jabbed
35,547 corpus weight
- jackhammer
jackhammer
35,546 corpus weight
- Jainism
Jainism
35,545 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “jackhammer” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jackhammer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒækˌhæmɚ/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #64,455 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jackhammer” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jackhammer is uncommon English at frequency #64,455 among 4,872 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒækˌhæmɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
jackhammer has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From jack + hammer. The correct English form is jackhammer, spelled J-A-C-K-H-A-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
- 2Something that is very strong but also very rigid.
Etymology
From jack + hammer.
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.