# jasmine

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒæzmɪn/ · frequency rank #12,800

## Definitions
1. Any of several plants, of the genus Jasminum, mostly native to Asia, having fragrant white or yellow flowers.
2. The perfume obtained from these plants.
3. Any of several not closely related plants having a similar perfume.
4. A 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).

## Easily confused with
- **Justine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasmine-vs-justine)
- **jawline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasmine-vs-jawline)
- **Jamie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jamie-vs-jasmine)
- **Janine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janine-vs-jasmine)
- **Jasmin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasmin-vs-jasmine)
- **jamming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jamming-vs-jasmine)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ajsmine`, `jamsine`, `jasimne`, `jasmien`, `jasminne`, `jasmmine`, `jasmnie`, `jassmine`, `jjasmine`, `jsamine`

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