Jeremias
/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/
"jeremias" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jeremias” is uncommon English (frequency #97,170 among 4,872 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,170
- frequency rank, English
- 4,872
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jeremias · Jeremias · English
Jeremias · rank #97,170 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,170
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,872
- PHOTO-FINISH jessamine
Nearest frequency peer: jessamine (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Jeremias”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- japa
japa
2,840 corpus weight
- Jeremias
Jeremias
2,831 corpus weight
- jessamine
jessamine
2,830 corpus weight
- jettisoning
jettisoning
2,828 corpus weight
- jingo
jingo
2,827 corpus weight
- jone
jone
2,825 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Jeremias” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jeremias |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #97,170 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jeremias” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Jeremias is uncommon English at frequency #97,170 among 4,872 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Jeremias, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah. The correct English form is Jeremias, spelled J-E-R-E-M-I-A-S.
Definition
- 1New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
- 2A male given name from Hebrew, more common in the forms Jeremy and Jeremiah.
Etymology
New Testament name for the prophet Jeremiah.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.