# Jammu

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒʌm.uː/ · frequency rank #25,808

## Definitions
1. A division of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India, consisting of the southern portion.
2. A district of Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
3. A major city in Jammu district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, located on the banks of Tawi river, and which serves as the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.

## Etymology
From Hindustani جَمُّوں (jammū̃) / जम्मू (jammū), ultimately from Sanskrit जम्बू (jambū). Traditionally considered to be named after Raja Jambulochan.

## Easily confused with
- **jams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jammu-vs-jams)
- **Jimmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jammu-vs-jimmy)
- **jam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jam-vs-jammu)
- **JAMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jama-vs-jammu)
- **James** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/james-vs-jammu)
- **Jamie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jamie-vs-jammu)
- **Jaime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaime-vs-jammu)
- **Jamal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jamal-vs-jammu)
- **jammed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jammed-vs-jammu)
- **Jammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jammer-vs-jammu)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ajmmu`, `jamu`, `jamum`, `jjammu`, `jmamu`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jammu