jump at the chance
"jump-at-the-chance" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jump at the chance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jump-at-the-chance · jump at the chance · English
jump at the chance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | jump at the chance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jump at the chance” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jump at the chance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.".
No misspelling variants are generated for jump at the chance in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is jump at the chance, spelled J-U-M-P- -A-T- -T-H-E- -C-H-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1To immediately accept an offer; to seize an opportunity.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jump at the chance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"What in the hell is wrong with my offer? Any woman within a hundred miles would jump at the chance to become my wife." She stared at him, incredulous. "Well, pin a rose on your nose, you cocky bastard. […]
When two other refugees asked him to help set up a Piaget distributorship in New York, he jumped at the chance.
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.
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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.