jalap
/ˈd͡ʒæləp/
"jalap" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jalap” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jalap |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒæləp/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jalap” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jalap is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒæləp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for jalap in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the city of Xalapa in Mexico. The correct English form is jalap, spelled J-A-L-A-P.
Definition
- 1A cathartic drug consisting of the tuberous roots of Ipomoea purga, a convolvulaceous plant found in Mexico.
Etymology
From the city of Xalapa in Mexico.
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 “jalap”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-L-A-P - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.