jaspé
"jaspe" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jaspé” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Veined or clouded like imitation jasper.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jaspe · jaspé · English
jaspé · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaspé |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jaspé” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jaspé is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for jaspé in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French jaspé, past participle of jasper (“to colour motley, so as to imitate jasper”), from jaspe (“jasper”), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis). The correct English form is jaspé, spelled J-A-S-P-É.
Definition
- 1Veined or clouded like imitation jasper.
- 2Streaked; variegated.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jaspé appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He, too, like the advancing Guard and the ground on which he knelt, was patterned jaspé in black shadow and silvery white.
Etymology
From French jaspé, past participle of jasper (“to colour motley, so as to imitate jasper”), from jaspe (“jasper”), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.