jaundiced
/ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/
"jaundiced" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jaundiced” is uncommon English (frequency #71,608 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,608
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Affected with jaundice.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jaundiced · jaundiced · English
jaundiced · rank #71,608 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #71,608
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Jarrow
Nearest frequency peer: Jarrow (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “jaundiced”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Italianate
Italianate
28,397 corpus weight
- Jamar
Jamar
28,395 corpus weight
- Jarrow
Jarrow
28,394 corpus weight
- jaundiced
jaundiced
28,393 corpus weight
- Johanson
Johanson
28,391 corpus weight
- judgeship
judgeship
28,388 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “jaundiced” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “jaundiced” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jaundiced is uncommon English at frequency #71,608 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɔːndɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jaundiced appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jaundiced eyes seem to see all objects yellow.
Overhanging her precarious body was a jaundiced face whose skin resembled a sheet of parchment paper punctured by two emotionless eyes.
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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