jingle bell
/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/
"jingle-bell" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jingle bell” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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 ...
| 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) |
Where “jingle bell” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jingle bell is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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.
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Using “jingle bell”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-I-N-G-L-E- -B-E-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩ bɛl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.