# jester

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛs.tə/ · frequency rank #30,465

## Definitions
1. One who jests, jokes or teases.
2. A person in colourful garb and fool's cap who amused a medieval and early modern royal or noble court.
3. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the Southeast Asian genus Symbrenthia.

## Etymology
From Middle English gestour; equivalent to jest + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **Jeter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jester-vs-jeter)
- **jest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jest-vs-jester)
- **Jesse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesse-vs-jester)
- **jasper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jasper-vs-jester)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ejster`, `jesetr`, `jesster`, `jesterr`, `jestre`, `jestter`, `jetser`, `jjester`, `jseter`

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