English pronunciation
How to pronounce “jimmy”
Phonetic spelling
JIM-ee
IPA /ˈdʒɪmi/
How do you spell “jimmy”?
j i m m y
“jimmy” is spelled J-I-M-M-Y. It is pronounced JIM-ee, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.
Hear it in a sentence
He tried to jimmy the window open with a coin.
I couldn’t jimmy the stuck drawer open.