# Jaffa

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɑfə/ · frequency rank #29,699

## Definitions
1. A port in western Israel.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō)bor.
Arabic يَافَا (yāfā)bor.
English Jaffa
Borrowed from Arabic يَافَا (yāfā), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יָפוֹ (yāfō).

## Easily confused with
- **Jeff** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-jeff)
- **Java** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-java)
- **Jana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-jana)
- **JAMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-jama)
- **Jaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-jaya)
- **Jaffe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-jaffe)
- **jiffy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaffa-vs-jiffy)
- **Jada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jada-vs-jaffa)
- **Jafar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jafar-vs-jaffa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ajffa`, `jafa`, `jafaf`, `jfafa`, `jjaffa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jaffa