jamming
/ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/noun, adjective, verb
jamming is spelled J-A-M-M-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jamming means “The act or process by which something is jammed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jamming is jammings.
How many letters and syllables are in jamming?
| Letters | 7: J-A-M-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th 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 jamming?
Jamming appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 jamming?
- /ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/
Jamming has 2 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: En-au-jamming.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jamming
- jammings plural
- more jamming comparative
- most jamming superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jamming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or process by which something is jammed.
The broadcasts' effectiveness was limited by constant jamming.
- 2
The playing of improvisational music.
Jamming with the band is her favorite way to find compositional inspiration.
adjective
- 1
slangGreat; awesome.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of jam
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jamming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | brouillage |
| Spanish | interferencia intencional, enturbiamiento, ofuscamiento, aturdimiento, obcecación |
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.