Jacques

[ʒak]

/[ʒak]/ name

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The verdict

“Jacques” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,181. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,181
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Jaime, Diego, Santiago o Jacobo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jacques · Jacques · Spanish

Jacques · rank #12,181 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,181
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH iso

Nearest frequency peer: iso (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “Jacques”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “Jacques” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Jacques vs jaque
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Jacques
PropertyValue
HeadwordJacques
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ʒak]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,181
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Jacques”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.Jacquescae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “iso” (#12,180), “investidura” (#12,179), “intolerancia” (#12,178). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “Jacques” va en #12,181. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Jacques (IPA [ʒak]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #12,181 among 645 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Jaime, Diego, Santiago o Jacobo.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jacques, with forms such as "ajcques", "jaccques", and "jacqeus". 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, "jaque", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Jacques, spelled J-A-C-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Jaime, Diego, Santiago o Jacobo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajcques
  • jaccques
  • jacqeus
  • jacqques
  • jacquess
  • jacquse
  • jacuqes
  • jaqcues
  • jcaques
  • jjacques

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jacques - 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.

ajcques2jaccques1jacqeus2jacqques1jacquess1jacquse2jacuqes2jaqcues2
Edit distance from "Jacques"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jacques"?
"Jacques" is spelled J-A-C-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ʒak].
What does "Jacques" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jacques" means: Nombre de pila de varón, equivalente del español Jaime, Diego, Santiago o Jacobo.
What words are commonly confused with "Jacques"?
"Jacques" is commonly confused with "jaque". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jacques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jacques" is [ʒak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jacques" come from?
"Jacques" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Jacques", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

huelgas#12,168manteca#12,195honrado#12,166hispana#12,165

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

pandilla10 variantsescalas10 variantsengañado10 variantsplanear10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list