jump off

verb

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

The verdict

“jump off” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To move from an elevated place by one jump.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jump-off · jump off · English

jump off · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 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.

Key facts for jump off
PropertyValue
Headwordjump off
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “jump off” in English

jump offranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jump off is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

jump off doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is jump off, spelled J-U-M-P- -O-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    To move from an elevated place by one jump.
  2. 2
    To participate in the final round of an equestrian showjumping event.
  3. 3
    To happen; to occur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The cat jumped off the table.
  2. The fight jumped off in my own neighborhood.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jump off"?
"jump off" is spelled J-U-M-P- -O-F-F.
What does "jump off" mean?
As a verb, "jump off" means: To move from an elevated place by one jump.
What language does "jump off" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list