jalousie
/ˈʒalʊziː/
"jalousie" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jalousie” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A component in a ventilation system.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jalousie · jalousie · English
jalousie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jalousie |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈʒalʊziː/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “jalousie” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jalousie is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈʒalʊziː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jalousie, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy. The correct English form is jalousie, spelled J-A-L-O-U-S-I-E.
Definition
- 1A component in a ventilation system.
- 2Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.
- 3A pastry with the upper side sliced before final baking to resemble a wooden slatted blind.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jalousie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A small lofty room, with its window wide open, and the wooden jalousie-blinds closed, so that the dark night only showed in slight horizontal lines of black, alternating with their broad lines of stone colour.
Nowhere the glitter of a glass casement; Venetian blinds, jalousies, closed every window, and rooms projected in all directions to catch the luxury of a through-draft of air.
Etymology
Borrowed from French jalousie. Doublet of jealousy.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.