jiggermast
"jiggermast" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jiggermast” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jiggermast · jiggermast · English
jiggermast · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | jiggermast |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jiggermast” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jiggermast is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.".
Zero misspellings are on record for jiggermast in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From jigger + mast. The correct English form is jiggermast, spelled J-I-G-G-E-R-M-A-S-T.
Definition
- 1The fourth-tallest mast on a ship with more than three masts; particularly a full-rigged ship.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jiggermast appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It was Margaret who came to where I was stationed by the jiggermast and told me what had occurred; and it was she who took my rifle and relieved me so that I could go aft.
Etymology
From jigger + mast.
Synonyms
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.