jobe

/d͡ʒəʊb/

//d͡ʒəʊb// verb

"jobe" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jobe” is uncommon English (frequency #56,206 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,206
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jobe · jobe · English

jobe · rank #56,206 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,206
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH ironwood

Nearest frequency peer: ironwood (-2 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 “jobe”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “jobe” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jobe
PropertyValue
Headwordjobe
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/d͡ʒəʊb/
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,206
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jobe” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).jobefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “ironwood” (#56,204), “intertidal” (#56,202), “intersectionality” (#56,201). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jobe” is #56,206. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jobe is uncommon English at frequency #56,206 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /d͡ʒəʊb/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jobe in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: In reference to the Biblical character Job, who was known to give lengthy reproofs to his friends. The correct English form is jobe, spelled J-O-B-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way.

Etymology

In reference to the Biblical character Job, who was known to give lengthy reproofs to his friends.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jobe"?
"jobe" is spelled J-O-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is /d͡ʒəʊb/.
What does "jobe" mean?
As a verb, "jobe" means: To harangue, to rebuke in a long-winded or drawn-out way.
How do you pronounce "jobe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jobe" is /d͡ʒəʊb/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "jobe"?
In reference to the Biblical character Job, who was known to give lengthy reproofs to his friends. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jobe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list