# Jerry

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛɹi/ · frequency rank #4,610

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given names Gerald, Gerard, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jared, Jerome, Jermaine, Jerrold, or similar male given names.
2. A diminutive of the female given names Geraldine or Jerilyn.
3. An unincorporated community in Asotin County, Washington, United States; named for early rancher Jerry McGuire.

## Etymology
Clipping + -y.

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

## Common misspellings (6)
`ejrry`, `jerryy`, `jery`, `jeryr`, `jjerry`, `jrery`

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