jamaica
/d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/noun
jamaica is spelled J-A-M-A-I-C-A: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Jamaica, the name). As a noun, jamaica means “roselle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jamaica?
| Letters | 7: J-A-M-A-I-C-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th 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 jamaica?
Jamaica appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Jamaica, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jamaica?
- /d͡ʒəˈmeɪ.kə/
Jamaica has 3 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: En-us-jamaica.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does jamaica mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
roselle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jamaica come from?
Borrowed from Spanish jamaica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).