jamón
[xaˈmõn]
The verdict
“jamón” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,141 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #9,141
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 18
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pata posterior del cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jamón |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [xaˈmõn] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #9,141 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 18 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jamón” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for jamón is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [xaˈmõn]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,141 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jamón, with forms such as "ajmón", "jammón", and "jamnó". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Jan", "Jano", "Japón", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is jamón, spelled J-A-M-Ó-N.
Definition
- 1Pata posterior del cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.
- 2Pata de otros animales o aves distintos al cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.
- 3Carne sacada de la pata posterior del cerdo, u otro animal o ave, preparada para el consumo humano, generalmente salada o cocida.
- 4Fiambre elaborado con la carne de la pata posterior del cerdo o aves (pollo, pavo). Se conoce como jamón york o jamón cocido.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ajmón,jammón,jamnó,jamónn,jaómn,jjamón,jmaón
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jamón - 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.
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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Using “jamón”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-A-M-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [xaˈmõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Jan” - see the side-by-side comparison. jamón vs Jan
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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.