jaundice
/ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/
"jaundice" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jaundice” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,202. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,202
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jaundice · jaundice · English
jaundice · rank #41,202 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #41,202
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Jayson
Nearest frequency peer: Jayson (+1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “jaundice”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- incremental…
incrementally
58,808 corpus weight
- inlaid
inlaid
58,802 corpus weight
- jaundice
jaundice
58,799 corpus weight
- Jayson
Jayson
58,798 corpus weight
- jeon
jeon
58,796 corpus weight
- joyfully
joyfully
58,792 corpus weight
What this shows “jaundice” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
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 | jaundice |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,202 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “jaundice”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around jaundice (IPA /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,202 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for jaundice, with forms such as "ajundice", "janudice", and "jaudnice". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Janice", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Middle French jaunisse, from jaune (“yellow”) + -isse (“-ness”). Jaune, from Old French jalne, from Latin galbinus (“yellowish”), from galbus (“yellow”). The correct English form is jaundice, spelled J-A-U-N-D-I-C-E.
Definition
- 1A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine.
- 2A feeling of bitterness, resentment or jealousy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jaundice appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Why ſhould a man whoſe bloud is warme within, / Sit like his Grandſire, cut in Alabaſter? / Sleepe when he wakes? and creep into the Iaundies / By being peeuiſh?
But look in this new mirror, lovely friend. / Both gods and fairies wait on lovers' wills. / That jaundices be changed to daffodils!
Etymology
From Middle English jaundis, jaunis, from Middle French jaunisse, from jaune (“yellow”) + -isse (“-ness”). Jaune, from Old French jalne, from Latin galbinus (“yellowish”), from galbus (“yellow”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ajundice
- janudice
- jaudnice
- jaundcie
- jaunddice
- jaundicce
- jaundiec
- jaunidce
- jaunndice
- jjaundice
- juandice
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jaundice - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).