jambe
/ˈd͡ʒæm/noun
jambe is spelled J-A-M-B-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jambe means “A leg, of an animal or person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jambe is jambes.
How many letters and syllables are in jambe?
| Letters | 5: J-A-M-B-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jambe?
Jambe appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 jambe?
- /ˈd͡ʒæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-jam.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with jambe
Sounds like: jam (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of jambe
- jambes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jambe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A leg, of an animal or person.
- 2
Synonym of jambeau (“a greave”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jambe come from?
From Middle English jambe, jaumbe, French jambe. Doublet of gam, gamb, gamba, and jamb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).