jittery
/ˈd͡ʒɪt.ə.ɹi/adjective
jittery is spelled J-I-T-T-E-R-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, jittery means “nervy, jumpy, on edge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jittery?
| Letters | 7: J-I-T-T-E-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jittery?
Jittery appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jittery?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ɹi/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɪt.ə.ɹi/
Jittery has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-jittery.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of jittery
- jitterier comparative
- jitteriest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jittery mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
nervy, jumpy, on edge
- 2
Having jitter, or unwanted signal characteristics.
jittery video playback
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jittery in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense nervy:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does jittery come from?
From jitter + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).