jingle bell
/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/
"jingle-bell" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jingle bell” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (music) used as ...
Corpus desk
Index EN-jingle-bell · jingle bell · English
jingle bell · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | jingle bell |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jingle bell” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jingle bell is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (music) used as ...".
jingle bell doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From jingle (“sound of metal, etc., clattering against itself”, attributively) + bell. The correct English form is jingle bell, spelled J-I-N-G-L-E- -B-E-L-L.
Definition
- 1A small, hollow, spherical metal bell with a narrow slit opening or small holes, containing a loose ball or rod as a clapper, which is attached to a horse's harness as a signal, or (music) used as a musical instrument.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jingle bell appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Jingle bells, jingle bells, / Jingle all the way. / Oh! what fun it is to ride / In a one-horse open sleigh.
Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock / Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Etymology
From jingle (“sound of metal, etc., clattering against itself”, attributively) + bell.
This word in other languages
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.