jeopardy
/ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/
"jeopardy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jeopardy” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,575 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,575
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jeopardy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #14,575 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jeopardy” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jeopardy is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,575 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Danger of failure, harm, or loss.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for jeopardy, with forms such as "ejopardy", "jeoaprdy", and "jeopadry". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English jupartie, jeupartie (“even chance”), from Anglo-Norman giu parti and Middle French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (… The correct English form is jeopardy, spelled J-E-O-P-A-R-D-Y.
Definition
- 1Danger of failure, harm, or loss.
Etymology
From Middle English jupartie, jeupartie (“even chance”), from Anglo-Norman giu parti and Middle French jeu parti (“a divided game, i.e. an even game, an even chance”), from Medieval Latin iocus partītus (“an even chance, an alternative”), from Latin iocus (“jest, play, game”) + partītus, perfect passive participle of partiō (“divide”); see joke and party.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ejopardy,jeoaprdy,jeopadry,jeoparddy,jeopardyy,jeoparrdy,jeoparyd,jeoppardy,jeoprady,jepoardy,jjeopardy,joepardy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jeopardy - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “jeopardy”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-E-O-P-A-R-D-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒɛpədi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.