jammed
/dʒæmd/adjective, verb
jammed is spelled J-A-M-M-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jammed means “Stuck” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jammed?
| Letters | 6: J-A-M-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 jammed?
Jammed appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 jammed?
- /dʒæmd/
Jammed has one syllable (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)-Vealhurl-jammed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does jammed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Stuck.
The window is jammed shut.
- 2
Overcrowded; congested.
Certain routes of the city are heavily jammed.
- 3
Rendered unusable by intentional interference.
All their broadcasts are jammed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of jam
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jammed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | eingeklemmt, festgeklemmt, eingequetscht , überfüllt, verstopft, proppenvoll |
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.