jaded
/ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/
"jaded" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jaded” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #30,105 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #30,105
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaded |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #30,105 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jaded” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jaded is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #30,105 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jaded, with forms such as "ajded", "jadded", and "jadedd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Jed", "Jane", "jake", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From jade (“worn-out horse”), possibly from Old Norse jalda (“mare”). Jade as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560. The correct English form is jaded, spelled J-A-D-E-D.
Definition
- 1Bored or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having been overexposed to, or having consumed too much of something.
- 2Worn out, wearied, exhausted or lacking enthusiasm, due to age or experience.
- 3Made callous or cynically insensitive, by experience.
Etymology
From jade (“worn-out horse”), possibly from Old Norse jalda (“mare”). Jade as a term of abuse for a woman dates from 1560.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajded,jadded,jadedd,jaedd,jdaed,jjaded
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jaded - 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.
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Using “jaded”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-D-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒeɪdɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Jed” - see the side-by-side comparison. jaded vs Jed
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.