jasper
/ˈd͡ʒæs.pɚ/
"jasper" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jasper” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #13,180 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #13,180
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
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 | jasper |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒæs.pɚ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #13,180 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jasper” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jasper is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒæs.pɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,180 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jasper, with forms such as "ajsper", "japser", and "jasepr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "jumper", "Javier", "jester", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English jasper, jaspre, from Old French jaspre, a variant of jaspe (modern French jaspe), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis). The correct English form is jasper, spelled J-A-S-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
- 2An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.
- 3Jasperware pottery.
Etymology
From Middle English jasper, jaspre, from Old French jaspre, a variant of jaspe (modern French jaspe), from Latin iaspis, from Ancient Greek ἴασπις (íaspis).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajsper,japser,jasepr,jasperr,jaspper,jaspre,jassper,jjasper,jsaper
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jasper - 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 “jasper”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-S-P-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒæs.pɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “jumper” - see the side-by-side comparison. jasper vs jumper
- 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.