jezebel
/ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl/noun
jezebel is spelled J-E-Z-E-B-E-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jezebel means “Alternative letter-case form of Jezebel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jezebel is jezebels.
How many letters and syllables are in jezebel?
| Letters | 7: J-E-Z-E-B-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd 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 jezebel?
Jezebel appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 jezebel?
- /ˈd͡ʒɛzəˌbɛl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Jezebel.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jezebel
- jezebels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jezebel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Jezebel.
noun
- 1
derogatoryslangA woman who is evil, scheming, shameless, or immoral.
She’s an absolute Jezebel!
- 2
Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Delias.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jezebel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense an immoral woman:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Agrippine |
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 jezebel come from?
Borrowed from Hebrew אִיזֶבֶל ('izével).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).