Jehoshaphat
/d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/
"jehoshaphat" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jehoshaphat” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
Corpus desk
Index EN-jehoshaphat · Jehoshaphat · English
Jehoshaphat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jehoshaphat |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Jehoshaphat” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Jehoshaphat is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /d͡ʒəˈhoʊ.ʃəˌfæt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Jehoshaphat, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) + שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged". The correct English form is Jehoshaphat, spelled J-E-H-O-S-H-A-P-H-A-T.
Definition
- 1the fourth Judean King after King Solomon and also the son of King Asa; father of King Joram (aka Jehoram.)
- 2A male given name from Hebrew.
Etymology
From Hebrew יְהוֹשָׁפָט, from יהוה (“Yahweh”) + שָׁפַט (shafát, “to judge”), meaning "Yahweh has judged".
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.