Jervis
/ˈdʒɑːvɪs/
"jervis" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jervis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,215. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #43,215
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jervis · Jervis · English
Jervis · rank #43,215 · 9 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #43,215
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH jealously
Nearest frequency peer: jealously (-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 “Jervis”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- IOM
IOM
56,790 corpus weight
- Jada
Jada
56,788 corpus weight
- jealously
jealously
56,787 corpus weight
- Jervis
Jervis
56,786 corpus weight
- jogger
jogger
56,784 corpus weight
- jumpy
jumpy
56,783 corpus weight
What this shows “Jervis” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jervis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdʒɑːvɪs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #43,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Jervis”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Jervis (IPA /ˈdʒɑːvɪs/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #43,215 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jervis, with forms such as "ejrvis", "jerivs", and "jerrvis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Jarvis", "Jeeves", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: A spelling variant of Jarvis, from Gervase. The correct English form is Jervis, spelled J-E-R-V-I-S.
Definition
- 1A surname.
- 2A male given name.
Etymology
A spelling variant of Jarvis, from Gervase.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ejrvis
- jerivs
- jerrvis
- jerviss
- jervsi
- jervvis
- jevris
- jjervis
- jrevis
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jervis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jervis", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).