jaggy
/ˈd͡ʒæɡi/
"jaggy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jaggy” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jagged, toothed or serrated
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaggy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒæɡi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jaggy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jaggy is 5 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒæɡi/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "jagged, toothed or serrated".
jaggy has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is jaggy, spelled J-A-G-G-Y.
Definition
- 1jagged, toothed or serrated
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 “jaggy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-G-G-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒæɡi/ (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.