Jacobean
/ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/
"jacobean" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jacobean” is uncommon English (frequency #58,773 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,773
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Relating to a Jacob or James.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jacobean · Jacobean · English
Jacobean · rank #58,773 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #58,773
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Ivanovich
Nearest frequency peer: Ivanovich (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Jacobean”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- isomorphism
isomorphism
41,231 corpus weight
- Ivanovich
Ivanovich
41,229 corpus weight
- Jacobean
Jacobean
41,228 corpus weight
- Jacobin
Jacobin
41,227 corpus weight
- Jacque
Jacque
41,226 corpus weight
- Jago
Jago
41,225 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Jacobean” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jacobean |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #58,773 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Jacobean” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Jacobean is uncommon English at frequency #58,773 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈdʒæk.əˌbi.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Jacobean in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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 New Latin Iacobaeus + -an. The correct English form is Jacobean, spelled J-A-C-O-B-E-A-N.
Definition
- 1Relating to a Jacob or James.
- 2Relating to or characteristic of the reign of James VI and I (of Scotland and England, 1567–1625).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jacobean appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
On one level, Irréversible is a companion piece to "bad girl" road movie Baise-Moi, which also featured a brutal rape sequence and the kind of stomach-churning violence that makes Jacobean Revenge drama seem understated.
Etymology
From New Latin Iacobaeus + -an.
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.
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