Jupiter
/ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/
"jupiter" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Jupiter” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #11,563 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #11,563
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol ♃ in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Jupiter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #11,563 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Jupiter” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Jupiter is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #11,563 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jupiter, with forms such as "jjupiter", "jpuiter", and "juipter". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "juniper", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally “the brig… The correct English form is Jupiter, spelled J-U-P-I-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1The fifth and by far the largest planet in the Solar System, a gas giant, represented by the symbol ♃ in astronomy. Jupiter is known for its Great Red Spot and many moons including the Galilean moons.
- 2The King of the Gods, also called Jove. Equivalent to the Greek Zeus, Jupiter was one of the children of Saturn. As supreme god of the Roman pantheon, Jupiter was the god of thunder, lightning, and storms, and appropriately called the god of light and sky.
- 3The largest or most prominent member of a group.
- 4A number of places in the United States:
- 5A number of places in the United States:
- 6A number of places in the United States:
- 7A number of places in the United States:
- 8A summer resort on the Black Sea in Romania.
Etymology
From Latin Iūpiter (“father Jove”), from Proto-Italic *djous patēr (literally “sky father”) (cognate with Ancient Greek Ζεῦ πάτερ (Zeû páter, “father Zeus”)), from *djous (“day, sky”) + *patēr (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (literally “the bright one”), from *dyew- (“to be bright, day sky”), and *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of Dyaus Pita.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: jjupiter,jpuiter,juipter,jupietr,jupiterr,jupitre,jupitter,juppiter,juptier,ujpiter
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jupiter - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “Jupiter”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is J-U-P-I-T-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈd͡ʒupɪtɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “juniper” - see the side-by-side comparison. Jupiter vs juniper
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.