jubilee
/ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/
"jubilee" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jubilee” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #16,263 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #16,263
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the original owners ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jubilee |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #16,263 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jubilee” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jubilee is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/. Corpus data places it at rank #16,263 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jubilee, with forms such as "jbuilee", "jjubilee", and "jubbilee". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English jubile [and other forms], from Middle French jubile, from Old French jubilee, jubileus (modern French jubilé), from Late Latin iūbilaeus (adjective, also treated as a noun), from Ancient Greek ἰωβηλαῖος (iōbēlaîos, “of a jubilee”), … The correct English form is jubilee, spelled J-U-B-I-L-E-E.
Definition
- 1A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the original owners or their relatives, and Hebrew slaves set free.
- 2A special year (originally held every hundred years, then at more frequent intervals, and now declarable by the Pope at any time and also for periods less than a year) in which plenary indulgences and remission from sin can be granted upon making a pilgrimage to Rome or other designated churches.
- 3A major anniversary of an event, particularly the fiftieth (50th) anniversary of a coronation or marriage.
- 4A time for release or restitution.
- 5A time of celebration or rejoicing.
- 6Exultation, rejoicing; jubilation.
- 7The sound of celebration or rejoicing; shouts of joy.
- 8A joyful African-American (usually Christian) folk song.
- 9A period of fifty years; a half-century.
- 10A fiftieth year.
Etymology
From Late Middle English jubile [and other forms], from Middle French jubile, from Old French jubilee, jubileus (modern French jubilé), from Late Latin iūbilaeus (adjective, also treated as a noun), from Ancient Greek ἰωβηλαῖος (iōbēlaîos, “of a jubilee”), from ἰώβηλος (iṓbēlos, “jubilee”) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives). Ἰώβηλος (Iṓbēlos) is derived from Hebrew יוֹבֵל (yōḇēl, “ram, trumpet made from a ram’s horn; jubilee”) (because a ram’s horn trumpet was originally used to proclaim the event; see Leviticus 25:9), influenced by Latin iūbilum (“a cry, a shout”) and iūbilō (“to cheer, shout or sing joyfully”). Cognate with Italian giubileo, Spanish jubileo.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jbuilee,jjubilee,jubbilee,jubiele,jubile,jubillee,jubliee,juiblee,ujbilee
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jubilee - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “jubilee”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-U-B-I-L-E-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒuːbɪliː/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.