Jacqueline
/ˈdʒækəlɪn/
"jacqueline" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jacqueline” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,114
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from French.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jacqueline · Jacqueline · English
Jacqueline · rank #18,114 · 14 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,114
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH itch
Nearest frequency peer: itch (-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 “Jacqueline”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- insertion
insertion
81,891 corpus weight
- interruption
interruption
81,890 corpus weight
- intrigue
intrigue
81,889 corpus weight
- itch
itch
81,888 corpus weight
- Jacqueline
Jacqueline
81,887 corpus weight
- Joaquin
Joaquin
81,885 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Jacqueline” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jacqueline |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdʒækəlɪn/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #18,114 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jacqueline” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Jacqueline (IPA /ˈdʒækəlɪn/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #18,114 among 796 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from French.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jacqueline, with forms such as "ajcqueline", "jaccqueline", and "jacqeuline". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the French feminine diminutive form of Jacques (“James”). From Hebrew יעקב (“Ya‘akov”, from the Hebrew root עקב (‘akev, “heel”)), because Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first. The correct English form is Jacqueline, spelled J-A-C-Q-U-E-L-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1A female given name from French.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jacqueline appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jacqueline was so named simply because their mother had liked the ring of the word, sounding Parisian and worldly and auguring, to her mind, a good life.
Etymology
From the French feminine diminutive form of Jacques (“James”). From Hebrew יעקב (“Ya‘akov”, from the Hebrew root עקב (‘akev, “heel”)), because Jacob was born just behind Esau, and was grasping Esau’s heel in an effort to prevent him from being born first.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ajcqueline
- jaccqueline
- jacqeuline
- jacqqueline
- jacqueilne
- jacquelien
- jacquelinne
- jacquelline
- jacquelnie
- jacquleine
- jacuqeline
- jaqcueline
- jcaqueline
- jjacqueline
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jacqueline - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).
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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.