jew
/d͡ʒuː/verb, noun, phrase
jew is spelled J-E-W: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an offensive verb, jew means “Alternative letter-case form of Jew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jew?
| Letters | 3: J-E-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.4 times per million words; the 8,669th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is jew?
Jew appears 7.4 times per million words in written English, the 8,669th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jew?
- US /d͡ʒuː/
Jew has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Jew.oga, En-us-jew.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with jew
Sounds like: dew (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with jew?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jew from its last stressed vowel (/u/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of jew
- jews present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- jewing participle, present
- jewed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jew mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
offensiveAlternative letter-case form of Jew.
noun
- 1
AustraliaThe jewfish.
The creeks gave us lots of food, too–yellow belly and jew, perch and eel.
- 2
offensiveAlternative letter-case form of Jew (“a Jewish person”).
noun
- 1
An adherent of Judaism.
Both Jews and Muslims refrain from eating pork.
- 2
A member or descendant of the Jewish people.
Many Jews eat bagels.
- 3
derogatoryA miserly or greedy person; a cheapskate.
- 4
slangA ship's tailor.
adjective
- 1
derogatoryoffensiveslangJewish.
verb
- 1
offensiveTo make (more) Jewish.
- 2
offensiveTo haggle or swindle in order to obtain a better deal (from someone).
phrase
- 1
Pronunciation spelling of d' you, representing colloquial English.
- 2
Pronunciation spelling of 'd you, representing colloquial English.
How jew do that? ("How'd you do that?")
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jew in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | juif, juive, Juif, Juive |
| German | Jude, Jüdin |
| Portuguese | judeu, judia , hebreu |
| Spanish | judío, judía , judíos, judías |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jew come from?
Transferred use of Jew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).