Jemima
/d͡ʒəˈmaɪmə/
"jemima" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jemima” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,375. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #39,375
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A female given name from Hebrew.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jemima · Jemima · English
Jemima · rank #39,375 · 8 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #39,375
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Jenni
Nearest frequency peer: Jenni (+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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Jemima”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- irked
irked
60,630 corpus weight
- Ivor
Ivor
60,629 corpus weight
- jardin
jardin
60,628 corpus weight
- Jemima
Jemima
60,626 corpus weight
- Jenni
Jenni
60,625 corpus weight
- JSON
JSON
60,623 corpus weight
What this shows “Jemima” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jemima |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒəˈmaɪmə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,375 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Jemima”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Jemima (IPA /d͡ʒəˈmaɪmə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #39,375 among 796 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A female given name from Hebrew.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jemima, with forms such as "ejmima", "jeimma", and "jemiam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the name of a minor biblical character, from Hebrew יְמִימָה (“dove”). By folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James. The correct English form is Jemima, spelled J-E-M-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1A female given name from Hebrew.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Jemima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He had also seven sons and three daughters. And he called the name of the first, Jemima; and the name of the second, Kezia; and the name of the third, Kerenhappuch. And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
-- and at last Jemima was fixed upon, because it would do either for a Scripture name or for a heroine out of a book." "I did not know Jemima was a Scripture name," said Ruth. "Oh yes, it is. One of Job's daughters; Jemima, Kezia, and Keren-Happuch. There are a good many Jemimas in the world, and some Kezias, but I never heard of a Keren-Happuch; and yet…
Etymology
From the name of a minor biblical character, from Hebrew יְמִימָה (“dove”). By folk etymology also used as a feminine form of James.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ejmima
- jeimma
- jemiam
- jemimma
- jemmia
- jemmima
- jjemima
- jmeima
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jemima - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jemima", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).