jiggered
/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/
"jiggered" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jiggered” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Very tired.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jiggered · jiggered · English
jiggered · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jiggered |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jiggered” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jiggered is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for jiggered in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From jigger + -ed. The correct English form is jiggered, spelled J-I-G-G-E-R-E-D.
Definition
- 1Very tired.
- 2Broken.
- 3Damned.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jiggered appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Time stopped tick-tocking, because there was too much moisture in the air and it had interfered with the mechanical workings of dozens of watches and clocks that ended up jiggered, and afterwards, were only fit to be thrown down on the rubbish dump.
"Well then," said he, "I'm jiggered if I don't see you home!"
Etymology
From jigger + -ed.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.