jump rope
/dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/
"jump-rope" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jump rope” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of...
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Index EN-jump-rope · jump rope · English
jump rope · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 rope |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jump rope” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jump rope is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dʒʌmp ɹəʊp/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
jump rope doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is jump rope, spelled J-U-M-P- -R-O-P-E.
Definition
- 1(also jump-roping, jumping rope) The activity, game or exercise in which a person must jump, bounce or skip repeatedly while a length of rope is swung over and under, both ends held in the hands of the jumper, or alternately, held by two other participants.
- 2The length of rope, sometimes with handles, casing or other additions, used in that activity.
- 3A single jump in this game or activity, counted as a measure of achievement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jump rope appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Traditional children's games include jump rope, hopscotch, or patty cake.
2001, Matt Groening, “The Cyber House Rules”, Futurama, season 3, episode 11, transcript SALLY: One time, I did a hundred jump ropes.
This word in other languages
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.