jammes
\dʒam\
The verdict
“jammes” is uncommon French (frequency #71,629 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,629
- frequency rank, French
- 47,938
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de jammer.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jammes |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \dʒam\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,629 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jammes” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jammes is uncommon French at frequency #71,629 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \dʒam\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
jammes doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is jammes, spelled J-A-M-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de jammer.
- 2Deuxième personne du singulier du subjonctif présent de jammer.
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.
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Using “jammes”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-A-M-M-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dʒam\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.