jobby
"jobby" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jobby” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side hustle.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jobby · jobby · English
jobby · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | jobby |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jobby” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jobby is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jobby, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of job + hobby. The correct English form is jobby, spelled J-O-B-B-Y.
Definition
- 1A job that is also a hobby: a dream job or passion project; or, a side hustle.
- 2A hobby pursued with job-like earnestness and dedication.
- 3Alternative spelling of jobbie.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jobby appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Photography is my friend's jobby.
Baking takes up so much of her time, it's practically a jobby.
Etymology
Blend of job + hobby.
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.