jammed

adj

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"jammed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jammed” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,600
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stuck.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jammed · jammed · English

jammed · rank #18,600 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,600
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH itchy

Nearest frequency peer: itchy (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “jammed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “jammed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jammed vs Jared
50% similar
jammed vs Jammu
50% similar
jammed vs Javed
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jammed
PropertyValue
Headwordjammed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,600
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “jammed”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).jammedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “itchy” (#18,599), “jojo” (#18,601), “issuance” (#18,598). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jammed” is #18,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jammed, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,600 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jammed, with forms such as "ajmmed", "jamed", and "jamemd". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Jared", "Jammu", "Javed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is jammed, spelled J-A-M-M-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stuck.
  2. 2
    Overcrowded; congested.
  3. 3
    Rendered unusable by intentional interference.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jammed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The window is jammed shut.
  2. How to treat a jammed finger or toe.

This word in other languages

eingeklemmt(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajmmed
  • jamed
  • jamemd
  • jammde
  • jammedd
  • jjammed
  • jmamed

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jammed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajmmed2jamed1jamemd2jammde2jammedd1jjammed1jmamed2
Edit distance from "jammed"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jammed"?
"jammed" is spelled J-A-M-M-E-D.
What does "jammed" mean?
As an adjective, "jammed" means: Stuck.
What words are commonly confused with "jammed"?
"jammed" is commonly confused with "Jared", "Jammu", "Javed". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "jammed" come from?
"jammed" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jammed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Lizzie#18,609Ingram#18,590malice#18,617hinges#18,579

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

junta7 variantslibel7 variantsMazda7 variantshikes7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list