Jermaine

name

"jermaine" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Jermaine” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,851. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,851
frequency rank, English
4,872
“J” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Latin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jermaine · Jermaine · English

Jermaine · rank #30,851 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,851
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,872
  • PHOTO-FINISH invisibility

Nearest frequency peer: invisibility (-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 “Jermaine”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Jermaine” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for Jermaine
PropertyValue
HeadwordJermaine
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,851
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jermaine” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Jermaine lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Jermaine, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,851 among 4,872 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A male given name from Latin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jermaine, with forms such as "ejrmaine", "jemraine", and "jeramine". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Rare variant of Germain. The correct English form is Jermaine, spelled J-E-R-M-A-I-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A male given name from Latin.

Etymology

Rare variant of Germain.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejrmaine
  • jemraine
  • jeramine
  • jermaien
  • jermainne
  • jermanie
  • jermiane
  • jermmaine
  • jerrmaine
  • jjermaine
  • jremaine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jermaine - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ejrmaine2jemraine2jeramine2jermaien2jermainne1jermanie2jermiane2jermmaine1
Edit distance from "Jermaine"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jermaine"?
"Jermaine" is spelled J-E-R-M-A-I-N-E.
What does "Jermaine" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jermaine" means: A male given name from Latin.
What are common misspellings of "Jermaine"?
Common misspellings include "ejrmaine", "jemraine", "jeramine", "jermaien", "jermainne". The correct spelling is "Jermaine".
What is the origin of the word "Jermaine"?
Rare variant of Germain. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jermaine", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list