Jerusalem

/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/

//d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm// name

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"jerusalem" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Jerusalem” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,138. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,138
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jerusalem · Jerusalem · English

Jerusalem · rank #5,138 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,138
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH influenced

Nearest frequency peer: influenced (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Jerusalem”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Jerusalem” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jerusalem
PropertyValue
HeadwordJerusalem
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,138
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Jerusalem”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Jerusalemlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “influenced” (#5,137), “kidding” (#5,139), “incorporated” (#5,136). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Jerusalem” is #5,138. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Jerusalem (IPA /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,138 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 13 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jerusalem, with forms such as "ejrusalem", "jerrusalem", and "jersualem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old English Hierusalem or Old French Jherusalem or Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim). The correct English form is Jerusalem, spelled J-E-R-U-S-A-L-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
  2. 2
    A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
  3. 3
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  4. 4
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  5. 5
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  6. 6
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  7. 7
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  8. 8
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  9. 9
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  10. 10
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  11. 11
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  12. 12
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
  13. 13
    A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Jerusalem appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A Palestinian man rammed a mechanical digger into several cars and a bus in the centre of Jerusalem yesterday in the second such attack this month and injured 16 people before he was shot dead at the wheel.

Etymology

From Old English Hierusalem or Old French Jherusalem or Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim).

This word in other languages

Jerusalén(Español)Jérusalem(Français)Jerusalem(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejrusalem
  • jerrusalem
  • jersualem
  • jeruaslem
  • jerusaelm
  • jerusalemm
  • jerusallem
  • jerusalme
  • jeruslaem
  • jerussalem
  • jeursalem
  • jjerusalem
  • jreusalem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jerusalem - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ejrusalem2jerrusalem1jersualem2jeruaslem2jerusaelm2jerusalemm1jerusallem1jerusalme2
Edit distance from "Jerusalem"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jerusalem"?
"Jerusalem" is spelled J-E-R-U-S-A-L-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/.
What does "Jerusalem" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jerusalem" means: A city in the Holy Land between the Mediterranean Sea and Dead Sea, holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; the claimed capital city of both Israel and Palestine.
What are common misspellings of "Jerusalem"?
Common misspellings include "ejrusalem", "jerrusalem", "jersualem", "jeruaslem", "jerusaelm". The correct spelling is "Jerusalem".
How do you pronounce "Jerusalem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jerusalem" is /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Jerusalem"?
From Old English Hierusalem or Old French Jherusalem or Late Latin Ierusalem, Hierusalem, from Latin Hierosolyma, from Ancient Greek Ἰερουσαλήμ (Ierousalḗm), from Biblical Hebrew יְרוּשָׁלַיִם (Yərūšālayim). 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 "Jerusalem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list