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 May 6, 2026) - A violent revolt by peasants.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jacquerie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ʒaˈkɹi/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jacquerie” sits in English frequency
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.
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.
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Using “jacquerie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-C-Q-U-E-R-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ʒaˈkɹi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.