Jesse

/ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/

//ˈd͡ʒɛs.i// name

The verdict

“Jesse” has 6 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,875
frequency rank, Spanish
645
“J” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombre de pila de varón.

Corpus desk

Index ES-jesse · Jesse · Spanish

Jesse · rank #14,875 · 6 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,875
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 645
  • PHOTO-FINISH irónicamente

Nearest frequency peer: irónicamente (-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 “Jesse”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Jesse” 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).

Jesse vs José
40% similar
Jesse vs Jesus
60% similar
Jesse vs Josué
40% similar

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

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

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “Jesse”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “irónicamente” (#14,874), “juegas” (#14,876), “irrelevante” (#14,873). Entre 645 lemas con “J”, “Jesse” va en #14,875. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Jesse (IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,875 among 645 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jesse, with forms such as "ejsse", "jesce", and "jese". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "José", "Jesus", "Josué", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is Jesse, spelled J-E-S-S-E.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jesse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ejsse2jesce1jese1jeses2jjesse1jsese2
Edit distance from "Jesse"

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 "Jesse"?
"Jesse" is spelled J-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒɛs.i/.
What does "Jesse" mean?
As a proper noun, "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?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list