jagoff
"jagoff" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jagoff” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jagoff · jagoff · English
jagoff · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jagoff |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jagoff” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jagoff is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.".
jagoff has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From jag. The correct English form is jagoff, spelled J-A-G-O-F-F.
Definition
- 1An irritating, inept, or repugnant person.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jagoff appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You don't look like a Mullen. In fact, you look like a Chekov, or a jag-off.
“Listen, jaggoff, I've got a whole treasure trove of Philly magazines, okay? One of 'em's got a picture of Darren Daulton in a tux eating a hotdog.” “That one where he got the mustard on his face?” “Yeah, that's the one.” “Oh, that would move here for sure.”
Etymology
From jag.
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.