jacquerie
/ʒaˈkɹi/
"jacquerie" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jacquerie” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A violent revolt by peasants.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jacquerie · jacquerie · English
jacquerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jacquerie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒaˈkɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jacquerie” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jacquerie is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ʒaˈkɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A violent revolt by peasants.".
Zero misspellings are on record for jacquerie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the Jacquerie uprising of French peasants in 1358, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) + -erie. The correct English form is jacquerie, spelled J-A-C-Q-U-E-R-I-E.
Definition
- 1A violent revolt by peasants.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jacquerie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A jacquerie, even if carried out with the most respectful of intentions, cannot fail to leave some traces of embarrassment behind it.
“Is that what you’re setting your hopes on, man? What do you expect? A housewives’ rebellion? A Jacquerie?[”]
Etymology
From the Jacquerie uprising of French peasants in 1358, from Jacques (a derogatory nickname for peasants) + -erie.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.