jaspe

[ˈxaspe]

/[ˈxaspe]/ noun

The verdict

“jaspe” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #77,394 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,394
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Piedra silícea de grano fino, con textura homogénea, que es opaca y de colores variados según contenga porciones de alúmina y hierro oxidado o carbono.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jaspe · jaspe · Spanish

jaspe · rank #77,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,394
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH jerárquicamen…

Nearest frequency peer: jerárquicamente (+2 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 “jaspe”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jaspe” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jaspe
PropertyValue
Headwordjaspe
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈxaspe]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jaspe” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).jaspecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “jerárquicamente” (#77,396), “isótopo” (#77,391), “jerónimos” (#77,397). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jaspe” va en #77,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jaspe is uncommon Spanish at frequency #77,394 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈxaspe]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jaspe, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 jaspe, spelled J-A-S-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Piedra silícea de grano fino, con textura homogénea, que es opaca y de colores variados según contenga porciones de alúmina y hierro oxidado o carbono.
  2. 2
    Mármol veteado.

This word in other languages

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 "jaspe"?
"jaspe" is spelled J-A-S-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈxaspe].
What does "jaspe" mean?
As a noun, "jaspe" means: Piedra silícea de grano fino, con textura homogénea, que es opaca y de colores variados según contenga porciones de alúmina y hierro oxidado o carbono.
How do you pronounce "jaspe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jaspe" is [ˈxaspe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jaspe" come from?
"jaspe" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jaspe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list