jawed

Name: jawed, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ˈd͡ʒɔːd/

//ˈd͡ʒɔːd// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“jawed” is uncommon English (frequency #50,014 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,014
frequency rank, English: 796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having jaws.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jawed · jawed · English

jawed · rank #50,014 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #50,014
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-MID 796
PHOTO-FINISH Janes

Nearest frequency peer: Janes (-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.

irrationali…

49,990
Jamil

49,989
Janes

49,988
jawed

49,987
Jenks

49,985
Jesu

49,984

What this shows Long-tail view: where “jawed” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Key facts for jawed
Property	Value
Headword	jawed
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/ˈd͡ʒɔːd/
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#50,014
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jawed” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).jawedfalls in this rarity band:

#50,014

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Janes” (#50,013), “Jamil” (#50,012), “Jenks” (#50,016). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jawed” is #50,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jawed is uncommon English at frequency #50,014 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɔːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

jawed doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From jaw + -ed. The correct English form is jawed, spelled J-A-W-E-D.

Definition

1
Having jaws.
2
Having a specified type of jaw.

Etymology

From jaw + -ed.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jawed"?

"jawed" is spelled J-A-W-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɔːd/.

What does "jawed" mean?

As an adjective, "jawed" means: Having jaws.

How do you pronounce "jawed"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jawed" is /ˈd͡ʒɔːd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "jawed"?

From jaw + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jawed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Janes#50,013 Jamil#50,012 Jenks#50,016 Kenai#50,023