jake

/dʒeɪk/

//dʒeɪk// adj

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"jake" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jake” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,425. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,425
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jake · jake · English

jake · rank #5,425 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,425
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH invented

Nearest frequency peer: invented (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “jake”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “jake” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jake vs JK
0% similar
jake vs Joe
25% similar
jake vs Jan
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jake
PropertyValue
Headwordjake
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dʒeɪk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#5,425
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “jake”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).jakelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “invented” (#5,424), “jam” (#5,426), “illustrated” (#5,423). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jake” is #5,425. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around jake (IPA /dʒeɪk/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,425 among 796 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jake, with forms such as "ajke", "jaek", and "jakke". 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, "JK", "Joe", "Jan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is jake, spelled J-A-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jake appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. ‘What do you care? Just keep your nose clean and everything will be jake.’
  2. Wouldn't you just like to see me now, Marion, wouldn't you? I'm not bitter. O no. I'm quite calm. Completely relaxed. But when you come to me in Mayfair when things are as they ought to be, don't try to move in and think things are going to be jake again.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajke
  • jaek
  • jakke
  • jjake
  • jkae

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jake - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajke2jaek2jakke1jjake1jkae2
Edit distance from "jake"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jake"?
"jake" is spelled J-A-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dʒeɪk/.
What does "jake" mean?
As an adjective, "jake" means: Adequate; satisfactory; acceptable.
What words are commonly confused with "jake"?
"jake" is commonly confused with "JK", "Joe", "Jan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jake"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jake" is /dʒeɪk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jake" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jake", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Kent#5,430lens#5,433piss#5,443beds#5,392

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

Jamie5 variantsThai5 variantsacres5 variantsaunt5 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list