jamais
[ʒa.mɛ]
The verdict
“jamais” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,361 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,361
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 645
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nunca, jamás.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jamais · jamais · Spanish
jamais · rank #95,361 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,361
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 645
- PHOTO-FINISH jaspeado
Nearest frequency peer: jaspeado (+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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “jamais”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Jabárovsk
Jabárovsk
4,643 corpus weight
- jamais
jamais
4,640 corpus weight
- jaspeado
jaspeado
4,639 corpus weight
- jel
jel
4,636 corpus weight
- jocosos
jocosos
4,634 corpus weight
- jorobada
jorobada
4,632 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jamais” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jamais |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [ʒa.mɛ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #95,361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jamais” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jamais is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,361 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ʒa.mɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nunca, jamás.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jamais, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is jamais, spelled J-A-M-A-I-S.
Definition
- 1Nunca, jamás.
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.
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