Jefferson
/ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/noun
Jefferson is spelled J-E-F-F-E-R-S-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Jefferson means “A two-dollar bill” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Jefferson is Jeffersons.
How many letters and syllables are in Jefferson?
| Letters | 9: J-E-F-F-E-R-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,121st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Jefferson?
Jefferson appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,121st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Jefferson?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɛfəsən/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɛfɚsən/
Jefferson has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Jefferson.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Jefferson
- Jeffersons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Jefferson mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USslangA two-dollar bill.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Jefferson come from?
From Jeffrey + -son. The placenames in the United States are named for Thomas Jefferson.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).