Jamaican
/d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/noun, adjective
Jamaican is spelled J-A-M-A-I-C-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Jamaican means “A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Jamaican is Jamaicans.
How many letters and syllables are in Jamaican?
| Letters | 8: J-A-M-A-I-C-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.7 times per million words; the 13,496th 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 Jamaican?
Jamaican appears 3.7 times per million words in written English, the 13,496th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Jamaican?
- /d͡ʒəˈmeɪkən/
Jamaican 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Paul2520-Jamaican.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Jamaican
- Jamaicans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Jamaican mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Jamaica or of Jamaican descent.
- 2
Ellipsis of Jamaican Creole.
- 3
Ellipsis of Jamaican English.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Jamaica, the Jamaican people or the Jamaican language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jamaican in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Jamaïquain, Jamaïcain, Jamaïquaine , jamaïquain, jamaïcain |
| German | Jamaikaner, Jamaikanerin , jamaikanisch |
| Portuguese | jamaicano |
| Spanish | jamaicano, jamaicana, jamaiquino |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Jamaican come from?
From Jamaica + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).