# jasper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒæs.pɚ/ · frequency rank #13,180

## Definitions
1. Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
2. An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.
3. Jasperware 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).

## Easily confused with
- **jumper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasper-vs-jumper)
- **Javier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasper-vs-javier)
- **jester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasper-vs-jester)
- **jagger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jagger-vs-jasper)
- **Jaipur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaipur-vs-jasper)
- **jaeger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaeger-vs-jasper)
- **Jammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jammer-vs-jasper)
- **jailer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jailer-vs-jasper)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ajsper`, `japser`, `jasepr`, `jasperr`, `jaspper`, `jaspre`, `jassper`, `jjasper`, `jsaper`

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