jem

/hem/

//hem// noun

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The verdict

“jem” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #51,026 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,026
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Valle.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jem · jem · Spanish

jem · rank #51,026 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,026
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH jewel

Nearest frequency peer: jewel (+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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “jem”

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 “jem” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jem
PropertyValue
Headwordjem
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hem/
Letters3
Frequency rank#51,026
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “jem” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.jemcae 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: “jewel” (#51,027), “isleño” (#51,024), “jour” (#51,028). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “jem” va en #51,026. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jem is uncommon Spanish at frequency #51,026 among 645 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hem/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Valle.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jem, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is jem, spelled J-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Valle.

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 "jem"?
"jem" is spelled J-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is /hem/.
What does "jem" mean?
As a noun, "jem" means: Valle.
How do you pronounce "jem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jem" is /hem/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jem" come from?
"jem" 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 "jem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

nen#51,092foz#50,938rad#51,179ear#50,868

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list