# jewellery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒuː(ə)lɹi/ · frequency rank #10,566

## Definitions
1. Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
2. Any tools, instruments, devices, etc., placed within a drill pipe.
3. The shop from which a jeweller trades or makes jewellery

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel + -ery.

## Easily confused with
- **jewelry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jewellery-vs-jewelry)
- **jeweler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jeweler-vs-jewellery)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ejwellery`, `jeewllery`, `jewelelry`, `jewelery`, `jewellerry`, `jewelleryy`, `jewelleyr`, `jewellrey`, `jewlelery`, `jewwellery`, `jjewellery`, `jweellery`

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