jamais

/ʒa.ˈmajs/

//ʒa.ˈmajs// adv

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The verdict

“jamais” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #1,710. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,710
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - em nenhum tempo do futuro

Corpus desk

Index PT-jamais · jamais · Portuguese

jamais · rank #1,710 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,710
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH is

Nearest frequency peer: is (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “jamais”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “jamais” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

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).

jamais vs James
50% similar
jamais vs Jamaica
57% similar

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

Key facts for jamais
PropertyValue
Headwordjamais
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
IPA/ʒa.ˈmajs/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,710
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “jamais”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).jamaiscai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “is” (#1,709), “leite” (#1,711), “distribuição” (#1,707). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jamais” fica em #1,710. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around jamais (IPA /ʒa.ˈmajs/), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #1,710 among 196 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jamais, with forms such as "ajmais", "jaamis", and "jamaiss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "James", "Jamaica", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is jamais, spelled J-A-M-A-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    em nenhum tempo do futuro
  2. 2
    em nenhum tempo possível
  3. 3
    em nenhuma oportunidade, vez, momento ou ocasião anteriormente, até então

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Piramides - a Verdadeira Historia Por Tras Dos
  2. Esta pirâmide, outrora um dos maiores complexos de rainha jamais construídos, é hoje uma ruína não reconstruída

Synonyms

jaméjaméjánunca

This word in other languages

never(English)jamás(Español)jamais(Français)nie(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajmais
  • jaamis
  • jamaiss
  • jamasi
  • jamias
  • jammais
  • jjamais
  • jmaais

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jamais - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajmais2jaamis2jamaiss1jamasi2jamias2jammais1jjamais1jmaais2
Edit distance from "jamais"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jamais"?
"jamais" is spelled J-A-M-A-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ʒa.ˈmajs/.
What does "jamais" mean?
As an adverb, "jamais" means: em nenhum tempo do futuro
What words are commonly confused with "jamais"?
"jamais" is commonly confused with "James", "Jamaica". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jamais"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jamais" is /ʒa.ˈmajs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jamais" come from?
"jamais" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

cuidar#1,705clique#1,702animal#1,697aberta#1,694

Similar misspelling depth

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

corrida8 variantsalegria8 variantsgestão8 variantsdireto8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list