jessamy
jess·a·my/ˈd͡ʒɛsəmɪ/obsolete
jessamy is spelled J-E-S-S-A-M-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables (jess·a·my). It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Jessamy, the name). As a noun, jessamy means “Jasmine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jessamy is jessamies.
How many letters and syllables are in jessamy?
| Letters | 7: J-E-S-S-A-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: jess·a·my |
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jessamy?
Jessamy appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Jessamy, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jessamy?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛsəmɪ/
Jessamy has 3 syllables, split jess·a·my in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jessamy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteJasmine.
- 2
obsoleteA vain man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jessamy come from?
The word's second sense is from a man's use of a particular perfume, most likely jasmine-scented.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).