jasmine
/ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/
"jasmine" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jasmine” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #12,800 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #12,800
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jasmine |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #12,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jasmine” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jasmine is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,800 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for jasmine, with forms such as "ajsmine", "jamsine", and "jasimne". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Justine", "jawline", "Jamie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Middle Persian yʾsmn' Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor. Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor. French jasminbor. English jasmine Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn). The correct English form is jasmine, spelled J-A-S-M-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
- 2The perfume obtained from these plants.
- 3Any of several not closely related plants having a similar perfume.
- 4A yellow colour.
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle Persian yʾsmn' Classical Persian یَاسَمِین (yāsamīn)bor. Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn)bor. French jasminbor. English jasmine Borrowed from French jasmin, from Arabic يَاسَمِين (yāsamīn).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajsmine,jamsine,jasimne,jasmien,jasminne,jasmmine,jasmnie,jassmine,jjasmine,jsamine
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jasmine - 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.
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.
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Using “jasmine”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-S-M-I-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Justine” - see the side-by-side comparison. jasmine vs Justine
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.