unjam
/ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/
"unjam" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“unjam” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.
Corpus desk
Index EN-unjam · unjam · English
unjam · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "U" 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 | unjam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “unjam” in English
Rare enough to double-check
unjam is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ʌnˈd͡ʒæm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.".
unjam doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + jam. The correct English form is unjam, spelled U-N-J-A-M.
Definition
- 1To remove a blockage from; to release from being jammed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how unjam appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The printer is still on, which is good because you may need to access features, unjam the printer, or do things that you otherwise cannot do while the thing is printing.
Etymology
From un- + jam.
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.