jaspe

/ˈʒaʃ.pɨ/

//ˈʒaʃ.pɨ// noun

The verdict

“jaspe” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #93,908 among 196 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,908
frequency rank, Portuguese
196
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - variedade de quartzo opaco, compacto, criptocristalino usualmente de cor vermelha usado em peças decorativas

Corpus desk

Index PT-jaspe · jaspe · Portuguese

jaspe · rank #93,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #93,908
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 196
  • PHOTO-FINISH inté

Nearest frequency peer: inté (-12 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “jaspe”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “jaspe” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jaspe
PropertyValue
Headwordjaspe
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈʒaʃ.pɨ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#93,908
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “jaspe” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.jaspecai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “inté” (#93,896), “indiscrição” (#93,885), “inadimplemento” (#93,882). Entre 196 lemas com “J”, “jaspe” fica em #93,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jaspe is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #93,908 among 196 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʒaʃ.pɨ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "variedade de quartzo opaco, compacto, criptocristalino usualmente de cor vermelha usado em peças decorativas".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jaspe, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Portuguese patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is jaspe, spelled J-A-S-P-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    variedade de quartzo opaco, compacto, criptocristalino usualmente de cor vermelha usado em peças decorativas

This word in other languages

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 "jaspe"?
"jaspe" is spelled J-A-S-P-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈʒaʃ.pɨ/.
What does "jaspe" mean?
As a noun, "jaspe" means: variedade de quartzo opaco, compacto, criptocristalino usualmente de cor vermelha usado em peças decorativas
How do you pronounce "jaspe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jaspe" is /ˈʒaʃ.pɨ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jaspe" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list