Jessica

\ʒɛ.si.ka\

/\ʒɛ.si.ka\/ name

The verdict

“Jessica” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,969. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,969
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-jessica · Jessica · French

Jessica · rank #6,969 · 8 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,969
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH intrigue

Nearest frequency peer: intrigue (-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 « Jessica »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Jessica » 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).

Jessica vs Jessie
71% similar

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

Key facts for Jessica
PropertyValue
HeadwordJessica
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʒɛ.si.ka\
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,969
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Jessica »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Jessicase place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intrigue » (#6,968), « juridiction » (#6,970), « insupportable » (#6,967). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Jessica » est au #6,969. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Jessica (IPA \ʒɛ.si.ka\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,969 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom féminin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jessica, with forms such as "ejssica", "jesica", and "jesisca". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Jessie", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Jessica, spelled J-E-S-S-I-C-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom féminin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gratiano. — Cette lettre n’était-elle pas de la belle Jessica ? Lorenzo. — Il faut que je te dise tout ! Elle me mande — le moyen par lequel je dois l’enlever de chez son père, — l’or et les bijoux dont elle s’est munie, — le costume de page qu’elle tient tout prêt. […] — Allons, viens avec moi ; lis ceci, chemin faisant : — la belle Jessica sera mon port…
  2. Jessica Chastain, dans un rôle surprenant, et une séquence de cambriolage au suspense haletant prouvent que le cinéaste a gardé tout son talent pour surprendre et charmer.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejssica
  • jesica
  • jesisca
  • jesscia
  • jessiac
  • jessicca
  • jjessica
  • jsesica

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jessica - 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.

ejssica2jesica1jesisca2jesscia2jessiac2jessicca1jjessica1jsesica2
Edit distance from "Jessica"

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 "Jessica"?
"Jessica" is spelled J-E-S-S-I-C-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛ.si.ka\.
What does "Jessica" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jessica" means: Prénom féminin.
What words are commonly confused with "Jessica"?
"Jessica" is commonly confused with "Jessie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jessica"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jessica" is \ʒɛ.si.ka\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jessica" come from?
"Jessica" 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 "Jessica", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list