jamón

[xaˈmõn]

/[xaˈmõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“jamón” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #9,141. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,141
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pata posterior del cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jamon · jamón · Spanish

jamón · rank #9,141 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,141
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH inventar

Nearest frequency peer: inventar (-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 “jamón”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “jamón” 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).

jamón vs Jan
40% similar
jamón vs Jano
20% similar
jamón vs Japón
60% similar

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

Key facts for jamón
PropertyValue
Headwordjamón
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[xaˈmõn]
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,141
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “jamón”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).jamóncae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “inventar” (#9,140), “inusual” (#9,139), “insistió” (#9,138). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jamón” va en #9,141. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jamón (IPA [xaˈmõn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,141 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Pata posterior del cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.
  2. 2
    Pata de otros animales o aves distintos al cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.
  3. 3
    Carne sacada de la pata posterior del cerdo, u otro animal o ave, preparada para el consumo humano, generalmente salada o cocida.
  4. 4
    Fiambre elaborado con la carne de la pata posterior del cerdo o aves (pollo, pavo). Se conoce como jamón york o jamón cocido.

Synonyms

perniljamón yorkjamoneta

This word in other languages

ham(English)jambon(Français)Schinken(Deutsch)

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.

ajmón2jammón1jamnó2jamónn1jaómn2jjamón1jmaón2
Edit distance from "jamón"

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 "jamón"?
"jamón" is spelled J-A-M-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [xaˈmõn].
What does "jamón" mean?
As a noun, "jamón" means: Pata posterior del cerdo, destinada al consumo humano.
What words are commonly confused with "jamón"?
"jamón" is commonly confused with "Jan", "Jano", "Japón". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jamón"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jamón" is [xaˈmõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jamón" come from?
"jamón" 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 "jamón", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mango#9,149Milán#9,153monos#9,155music#9,157

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

puros7 variantspuñado7 variantssacas7 variantstango7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list