Jerusalem
/d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/
"jerusalem" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jerusalem” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,138 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #5,138
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jerusalem |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,138 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jerusalem” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Jerusalem is 9 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,138 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 13 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1A 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.
- 2A poem by William Blake, used as an unofficial national anthem in England.
- 3A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 4A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 5A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 6A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 7A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 8A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 9A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 10A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 11A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 12A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
- 13A number of places elsewhere, usually named after the city in the Holy Land:
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
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.
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.
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Using “Jerusalem”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-E-R-U-S-A-L-E-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /d͡ʒəˈɹuːsələm/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.