# jerky

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɜːki/ · frequency rank #25,438

## Definitions
1. Characterized by physical jerking, or by sudden and uneven progress.
2. Having the behavior of a jerk (unpleasant person).

## Etymology
From jerk + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **jury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerky-vs-jury)
- **Jerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerky-vs-jerry)
- **jetty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerky-vs-jetty)
- **Jewry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerky-vs-jewry)
- **Jordy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerky-vs-jordy)
- **jersey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerky-vs-jersey)
- **jer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jer-vs-jerky)
- **jerk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jerk-vs-jerky)
- **jenny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jenny-vs-jerky)
- **jelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jelly-vs-jerky)
- **Jacky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jacky-vs-jerky)
- **Jeremy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jeremy-vs-jerky)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ejrky`, `jekry`, `jerkky`, `jerkyy`, `jerrky`, `jeryk`, `jjerky`, `jreky`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jerky