jamming

/ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/

//ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ// verb

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"jamming" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jamming” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,375
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - present participle and gerund of jam

Corpus desk

Index EN-jamming · jamming · English

jamming · rank #19,375 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,375
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jax

Nearest frequency peer: Jax (+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 “jamming”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jamming” 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).

jamming vs Jasmin
57% similar
jamming vs jumping
71% similar
jamming vs jasmine
71% similar

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

Key facts for jamming
PropertyValue
Headwordjamming
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,375
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “jamming”

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).jamminglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Jax” (#19,376), “IPA” (#19,373), “kyrie” (#19,377). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jamming” is #19,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jamming (IPA /ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,375 among 796 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of jam".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jamming, with forms such as "ajmming", "jamimng", and "jaming". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Jasmin", "jumping", "jasmine", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is jamming, spelled J-A-M-M-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of jam

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajmming
  • jamimng
  • jaming
  • jammign
  • jammingg
  • jamminng
  • jammnig
  • jjamming
  • jmaming

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jamming - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ajmming2jamimng2jaming1jammign2jammingg1jamminng1jammnig2jjamming1
Edit distance from "jamming"

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 "jamming"?
"jamming" is spelled J-A-M-M-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/.
What does "jamming" mean?
As a verb, "jamming" means: present participle and gerund of jam
What words are commonly confused with "jamming"?
"jamming" is commonly confused with "Jasmin", "jumping", "jasmine". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jamming"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jamming" is /ˈd͡ʒæmɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jamming" come from?
"jamming" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

latency#19,380mailbox#19,385McGuire#19,387hooking#19,360

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

linger9 variantsgoblin9 variantsfungal9 variantsfleets9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list