Jesse

//ˈd͡ʒɛs.i// name

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,875

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Jesse is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de varón. Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/. Often confused with José and Jesus.

Key facts for Jesse
PropertyValue
HeadwordJesse
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA/ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,875
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Jesse in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Jesse is 5 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,875 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Jesse, with forms such as "ejsse", "jesce", and "jese". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "José", "Jesus", "Josué", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Jesse, spelled J-E-S-S-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón.
  2. 2
    Nombre de pila de mujer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ejsse,jesce,jese,jeses,jjesse,jsese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Jesse

Misspelling Variants of "Jesse"

ejsse5jesce5jese4jeses5jjesse6jsese5
Misspelling Variants of "Jesse"

Frequency rank: #14,875 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jesse"?
"Jesse" is spelled J-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/.
What does "Jesse" mean?
As a name, "Jesse" means: Nombre de pila de varón.
What words are commonly confused with "Jesse"?
"Jesse" is commonly confused with "José", "Jesus", "Josué". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jesse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jesse" is /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jesse" come from?
"Jesse" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter J in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.