jaundiced
/ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/
"jaundiced" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jaundiced” is an uncommon English word, ranked #71,608 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #71,608
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Affected with jaundice.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaundiced |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #71,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jaundiced” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jaundiced is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/. Corpus data places it at rank #71,608 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for jaundiced in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From jaundice + -ed. The correct English form is jaundiced, spelled J-A-U-N-D-I-C-E-D.
Definition
- 1Affected with jaundice.
- 2Prejudiced; envious.
Etymology
From jaundice + -ed.
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); 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 “jaundiced”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-U-N-D-I-C-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.