Jameson
/ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/
"jameson" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jameson” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #22,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #22,711
- frequency rank, English
- 4,872
- “J” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jameson |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #22,711 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jameson” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Jameson (IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,711 among 4,872 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jameson, with forms such as "ajmeson", "jaemson", and "jameosn". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Jason", "Jayson", "Jamison", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From James + -son. The correct English form is Jameson, spelled J-A-M-E-S-O-N.
Definition
- 1A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James.
- 2A male given name transferred from the surname.
- 3A village in Daviess County, Missouri, United States.
- 4An extinct town in Douglas County, Washington, United States.
Etymology
From James + -son.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ajmeson
- jaemson
- jameosn
- jamesno
- jamesonn
- jamesson
- jammeson
- jamseon
- jjameson
- jmaeson
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jameson - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Jameson”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-M-E-S-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Jason” - see the side-by-side comparison. Jameson vs Jason
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
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.