jasmin

\ʒas.mɛ̃\

/\ʒas.mɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“jasmin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,673. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,673
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Arbustes sarmenteux du genre Jasminum, de la famille des Oleaceae, aux fleurs souvent jaunes ou blanches et dont plusieurs espèces cultivées ont des fleurs très odoriférantes.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jasmin · jasmin · French

jasmin · rank #21,673 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,673
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jackpot

Nearest frequency peer: jackpot (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « jasmin »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « jasmin » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

jasmin vs Jason
50% similar
jasmin vs Justin
50% similar
jasmin vs Jospin
50% similar

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

Key facts for jasmin
PropertyValue
Headwordjasmin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒas.mɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,673
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jasmin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jasminse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jackpot » (#21,672), « Jude » (#21,674), « Issy » (#21,670). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jasmin » est au #21,673. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jasmin (IPA \ʒas.mɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,673 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jasmin, with forms such as "ajsmin", "jamsin", and "jasimn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Jason", "Justin", "Jospin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jasmin, spelled J-A-S-M-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Arbustes sarmenteux du genre Jasminum, de la famille des Oleaceae, aux fleurs souvent jaunes ou blanches et dont plusieurs espèces cultivées ont des fleurs très odoriférantes.
  2. 2
    Jasmin officinal.
  3. 3
    Fleur de ces plantes.
  4. 4
    Nom usuel donné à plusieurs espèces de plantes qui ressemblent au jasmin (du genre Jasminum) mais qui sont d'un autre genre.
  5. 5
    Petits ornements de passementerie noués ensemble et destinés à orner des franges.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une vigne l’encadre joyeusement ; des jasmins, parmi lesquels se mêlent quelques roses grimpantes, tapissent sa façade de briques sombres.
  2. Ne sois jamais une mauvais odeur pour tout un royaume, mon enfant. Promène-toi comme un jasmin au milieu de tous.

This word in other languages

jasmine(English)jazmín(Español)Jasmin(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajsmin
  • jamsin
  • jasimn
  • jasminn
  • jasmmin
  • jasmni
  • jassmin
  • jjasmin
  • jsamin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jasmin - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ajsmin2jamsin2jasimn2jasminn1jasmmin1jasmni2jassmin1jjasmin1
Edit distance from "jasmin"

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 "jasmin"?
"jasmin" is spelled J-A-S-M-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒas.mɛ̃\.
What does "jasmin" mean?
As a noun, "jasmin" means: Arbustes sarmenteux du genre Jasminum, de la famille des Oleaceae, aux fleurs souvent jaunes ou blanches et dont plusieurs espèces cultivées ont des fleurs très odoriférantes.
What words are commonly confused with "jasmin"?
"jasmin" is commonly confused with "Jason", "Justin", "Jospin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jasmin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jasmin" is \ʒas.mɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jasmin" come from?
"jasmin" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Koweït#21,678making#21,685mantes#21,689hérite#21,652

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

induire9 variantsmalienne9 variantsMatuidi9 variantsmodern9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list