jeopardise
verb
jeopardise is spelled J-E-O-P-A-R-D-I-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “jeopardise vs jeopardize” about 10 times a month (Bing, United States). As a verb, jeopardise means “Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jeopardise?
| Letters | 10: J-E-O-P-A-R-D-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 58,714th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is jeopardise?
Jeopardise appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 58,714th 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).
Words people confuse with jeopardise
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: jeopardize.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of jeopardise
- jeopardises present, singular, he/she/it
- jeopardising participle, present
- jeopardised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jeopardise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of jeopardize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jeopardise come from?
From jeopardy + -ise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).