Jimmer
/ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/
"jimmer" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jimmer” is uncommon English (frequency #98,292 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #98,292
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative form of James, usually a diminutive, but also occasionally a given name.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jimmer · Jimmer · English
Jimmer · rank #98,292 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #98,292
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH Jewess
Nearest frequency peer: Jewess (-3 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “Jimmer”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- jeggings
jeggings
1,715 corpus weight
- Jewess
Jewess
1,712 corpus weight
- Jimmer
Jimmer
1,709 corpus weight
- jonesing
jonesing
1,705 corpus weight
- jorts
jorts
1,703 corpus weight
- Jungfrau
Jungfrau
1,700 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Jimmer” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jimmer |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #98,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Jimmer” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Jimmer is uncommon English at frequency #98,292 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɪmɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative form of James, usually a diminutive, but also occasionally a given name.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Jimmer in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Diminutive of James. The correct English form is Jimmer, spelled J-I-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Alternative form of James, usually a diminutive, but also occasionally a given name.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Jimmer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
You see, Da Jimmer has been to outer space and he’s different. Very different.
Etymology
Diminutive of James.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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