Jakub

name

The verdict

“Jakub” is uncommon French (frequency #60,119 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,119
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-jakub · Jakub · French

Jakub · rank #60,119 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,119
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jacks

Nearest frequency peer: jacks (-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 « Jakub »

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 « Jakub » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jakub
PropertyValue
HeadwordJakub
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,119
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Jakub » en français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « jacks » (#60,118), « jamaïcains » (#60,120), « iva » (#60,117). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Jakub » est au #60,119. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jakub is uncommon French at frequency #60,119 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Jakub has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Jakub, spelled J-A-K-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. À compter de la mi-septembre, Jakub Dobeš aura pour mandat de cimenter sa place de gardien réserviste des Canadiens de Montréal.

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 "Jakub"?
"Jakub" is spelled J-A-K-U-B.
What does "Jakub" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jakub" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Jakub" come from?
"Jakub" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list