jeme
Spanish, noun/ˈxeme/
jeme is spelled J-E-M-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 29 million words in written Spanish, the 193,839th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jeme is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “the distance from the tips of the thumb and index finger when fully outstretched as an informal unit of length” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Unidad variable de medida consistente en la distancia máxima que hay desde el extremo del pulgar al índice”.
What does jeme mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethe distance from the tips of the thumb and index finger when fully outstretched as an informal unit of length
- 2
masculinesynonym of sesma (a half-foot, a traditional Spanish unit of length)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Unidad variable de medida consistente en la distancia máxima que hay desde el extremo del pulgar al índice. 2. Rostro o cuerpo esbelto de una mujer. 3. Unidad de longitud para medir plantas, que es aproximadamente de doce centímetros.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jeme
- jemes plural
- geme alternative
- xeme alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jeme?
- /ˈxeme/
- [ˈxe.me]
- [ˈhe.me]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is jeme in Spanish?
jeme appears about once in every 29 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).