jagged
/ˈd͡ʒæɡɪd/adjective, verb
jagged is spelled J-A-G-G-E-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jagged means “Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jagged?
| Letters | 6: J-A-G-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jagged?
Jagged appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jagged?
- /ˈd͡ʒæɡɪd/
- /ˈd͡ʒæɡəd/
As a verb: /d͡ʒæɡd/.
Jagged has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jagged_(adj).wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jagged_(verb).wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jagged
- more jagged comparative
- most jagged superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jagged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unevenly cut; having the texture of something so cut.
- 2
Having a rough quality.
- 3
Of an array, having a different cardinality in each dimension, such that a representation on paper would appear uneven.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of jag
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jagged in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dentelé, anguleux |
| German | zackig, schartig, kantig, grob, rissig, ausgefranst |
| Spanish | dentado, mellado , áspero, basto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.