jobless

adj

"jobless" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“jobless” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,210. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,210
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lacking employment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jobless · jobless · English

jobless · rank #24,210 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,210
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jinx

Nearest frequency peer: jinx (-1 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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “jobless”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “jobless” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jobless
PropertyValue
Headwordjobless
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters7
Frequency rank#24,210
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “jobless”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).joblesslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “jinx” (#24,209), “Jed” (#24,208), “Joo” (#24,212). Among 796 “J” headwords, “jobless” is #24,210. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jobless, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,210 among 796 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jobless, with forms such as "jboless", "jjobless", and "jobbless". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From job + -less. The correct English form is jobless, spelled J-O-B-L-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lacking employment.
  2. 2
    Having too much time on one's hands; having nothing better to do.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how jobless appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a jobless man
  2. The government announced a new initiative to help the jobless.

Etymology

From job + -less.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jboless
  • jjobless
  • jobbless
  • jobelss
  • jobles
  • joblless
  • joblses
  • jolbess
  • ojbless

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jobless - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

jboless2jjobless1jobbless1jobelss2jobles1joblless1joblses2jolbess2
Edit distance from "jobless"

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 "jobless"?
"jobless" is spelled J-O-B-L-E-S-S.
What does "jobless" mean?
As an adjective, "jobless" means: Lacking employment.
What are common misspellings of "jobless"?
Common misspellings include "jboless", "jjobless", "jobbless", "jobelss", "jobles". The correct spelling is "jobless".
What is the origin of the word "jobless"?
From job + -less. 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 "jobless", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list