jel
/d͡ʒɛl/
"jel" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jel” is uncommon English (frequency #91,659 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,659
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jealous
Corpus desk
Index EN-jel · jel · English
jel · rank #91,659 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,659
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Jaramillo
Nearest frequency peer: Jaramillo (-3 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 “jel”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- jadeite
jadeite
8,349 corpus weight
- Janae
Janae
8,346 corpus weight
- Jaramillo
Jaramillo
8,345 corpus weight
- jel
jel
8,342 corpus weight
- jollies
jollies
8,337 corpus weight
- Jolyon
Jolyon
8,336 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “jel” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jel |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /d͡ʒɛl/ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #91,659 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jel” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jel is uncommon English at frequency #91,659 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /d͡ʒɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jealous".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Clipping of jealous. The correct English form is jel, spelled J-E-L.
Definition
- 1jealous
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
2012 May 12, Kate Middleton looked amaze at London Olympic Gala concert, totally jel of the dress!, OK! Magazine
What more could a girl want? Everyone that I knew was either so happy for me, or completely well jel of me.
Etymology
Clipping of jealous.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).