Jacobin

/ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪn/

//ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪn// noun

"jacobin" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Jacobin” is uncommon English (frequency #58,774 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,774
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jacobin · Jacobin · English

Jacobin · rank #58,774 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,774
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jacobean

Nearest frequency peer: Jacobean (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “Jacobin”

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Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jacobin
PropertyValue
HeadwordJacobin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪn/
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,774
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Jacobin” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Jacobinfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Jacobean” (#58,773), “Jacque” (#58,775), “Ivanovich” (#58,772). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Jacobin” is #58,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jacobin is uncommon English at frequency #58,774 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Jacobin doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English Jacobin, from Old French jacobin, from Latin Jācōbīnus, from Latin Jācōbus (“James, Jacob, etc.”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya'akóv), q.v. In reference to th… The correct English form is Jacobin, spelled J-A-C-O-B-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter.
  2. 2
    A member of the Jacobin Club, a radical political club prominent during the French Revolution.
  3. 3
    A sympathizer or supposed sympathizer with the French political club or its aims of democracy and social equality.
  4. 4
    A leftist radical in other contexts.
  5. 5
    Synonym of Jacobite, a member of the Syriac Orthodox Church.
  6. 6
    Alternative letter-case form of jacobin, various birds.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The Jacobins acted as a left-of-centre parliamentary pressure group, spending much of their time in coordinating the following day's business in the Assembly.

Etymology

From Middle English Jacobin, from Old French jacobin, from Latin Jācōbīnus, from Latin Jācōbus (“James, Jacob, etc.”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya'akóv), q.v. In reference to the Dominican Order, from the proximity of their 1218 chapel and chapter house in Paris to the city's Porte Saint-Jacques, whose road formed an extension of the Way of St. James running to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. In reference to the Jacobin Club, from its 1789 founding at the former Dominican convent. In reference to the Syrian church, from Jacob bar Addai, bishop of Edessa during the mid-6th century.

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 "Jacobin"?
"Jacobin" is spelled J-A-C-O-B-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪn/.
What does "Jacobin" mean?
As a noun, "Jacobin" means: Synonym of Dominican, a member of the Dominican Order, particularly its French chapter.
How do you pronounce "Jacobin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jacobin" is /ˈd͡ʒæk.ə.bɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Jacobin"?
From Middle English Jacobin, from Old French jacobin, from Latin Jācōbīnus, from Latin Jācōbus (“James, Jacob, etc.”) + -īnus (“-ine: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Ya'akóv), q.v. In refer... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list