jamba
[ˈxãmba]
The verdict
“jamba” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lateral vertical que se encuentra a ambos lados de un vano y sobre los que descansa el dintel o el arco; es frecuente que en los estilos el románico y gótico tengan columnas adosadas con capiteles.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jamba · jamba · Spanish
jamba · 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 "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | jamba |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈxãmba] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “jamba” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jamba is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxãmba]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jamba, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is jamba, spelled J-A-M-B-A.
Definition
- 1Lateral vertical que se encuentra a ambos lados de un vano y sobre los que descansa el dintel o el arco; es frecuente que en los estilos el románico y gótico tengan columnas adosadas con capiteles.
- 2Persona adulta de sexo femenino.
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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.