jaunty
/ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/
"jaunty" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jaunty” is an uncommon English word, ranked #53,034 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #53,034
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Airy; showy; finical.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jaunty |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,034 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jaunty” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jaunty is 6 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #53,034 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jaunty, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle. The correct English form is jaunty, spelled J-A-U-N-T-Y.
Definition
- 1Airy; showy; finical.
- 2Characterized by an affected or fantastical manner.
- 3Dapper or stylish.
- 4Ostentatiously self-confident.
Etymology
Formerly spelt janty, from French gentil. See gentle, and compare genty. Doublet of genteel, gentile, and gentle.
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 “jaunty”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-A-U-N-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒɔːn.ti/ (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.