jamases

[xaˈmases]

/[xaˈmases]/ verb

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The verdict

“jamases” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #78,343 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,343
frequency rank, Spanish
7,810
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de jamar.

Key facts for jamases
PropertyValue
Headwordjamases
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[xaˈmases]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,343
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jamases” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jamases lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jamases is uncommon Spanish at frequency #78,343 among 7,810 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [xaˈmases]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de jamar.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jamases in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is jamases, spelled J-A-M-A-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de jamar.

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 "jamases"?
"jamases" is spelled J-A-M-A-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈmases].
What does "jamases" mean?
As a verb, "jamases" means: Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de jamar.
How do you pronounce "jamases"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jamases" is [xaˈmases]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jamases" come from?
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Using “jamases”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is J-A-M-A-S-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [xaˈmases] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list