Jacek

name

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The verdict

“Jacek” is uncommon French (frequency #89,839 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,839
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-jacek · Jacek · French

Jacek · rank #89,839 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,839
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH J2EE

Nearest frequency peer: J2EE (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Jacek »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Jacek » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jacek
PropertyValue
HeadwordJacek
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,839
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Jacek » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Jacektombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « J2EE » (#89,838), « isotopiques » (#89,836), « jetpack » (#89,842). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Jacek » est au #89,839. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jacek is uncommon French at frequency #89,839 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Jacek doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is Jacek, spelled J-A-C-E-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Jacek appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il existe des alternatives au lavage en mer des fumées, ajoute Jacek Tronczynski.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Jacek"?
"Jacek" is spelled J-A-C-E-K.
What does "Jacek" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jacek" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Jacek" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Junge#89,846knack#89,852Lenin#89,867Libor#89,870

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list