jesse

\ʒɛs\

/\ʒɛs\/ noun

The verdict

“jesse” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,822. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,822
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Un des noms vulgaires du leucisque jésès (malacoptérygiens abdominaux).

Corpus desk

Index FR-jesse · jesse · French

jesse · rank #13,822 · 5 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,822
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jenny

Nearest frequency peer: jenny (-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 « jesse »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jesse » 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).

jesse vs José
20% similar
jesse vs jets
60% similar
jesse vs Joss
40% similar

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

Key facts for jesse
PropertyValue
Headwordjesse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɛs\
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,822
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jesse »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jessese place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jenny » (#13,821), « jetée » (#13,823), « joker » (#13,824). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jesse » est au #13,822. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around jesse (IPA \ʒɛs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,822 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Un des noms vulgaires du leucisque jésès (malacoptérygiens abdominaux).".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jesse, with forms such as "ejsse", "jese", and "jeses". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "José", "jets", "Joss", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jesse, spelled J-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Un des noms vulgaires du leucisque jésès (malacoptérygiens abdominaux).

Synonyms

chevanneable chevanne

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejsse
  • jese
  • jeses
  • jjesse
  • jsese

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jesse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ejsse2jese1jeses2jjesse1jsese2
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 French 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 \ʒɛs\.
What does "jesse" mean?
As a noun, "jesse" means: Un des noms vulgaires du leucisque jésès (malacoptérygiens abdominaux).
What words are commonly confused with "jesse"?
"jesse" is commonly confused with "José", "jets", "Joss". 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 \ʒɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jesse" come from?
"jesse" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list