jeu
[ʒø]
The verdict
“jeu” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,207 among 7,810 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,207
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7,810
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Juego, actividad con reglas, que se puede prácticar de forma individual o en grupo, para divertirse.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jeu |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ʒø] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #80,207 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jeu” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jeu is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,207 among 7,810 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʒø]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for jeu in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is jeu, spelled J-E-U.
Definition
- 1Juego, actividad con reglas, que se puede prácticar de forma individual o en grupo, para divertirse.
- 2Papel o parte que interpreta un actor en una obra de teatro o de cine.
- 3Interpretación de parte de una obra musical que es ejecutada por un músico.
- 4Un conjunto de cosas que van juntas del mismo tipo.
- 5Movimiento entre dos piezas, libertad de movimiento en un mecanismo.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “jeu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is J-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ʒø] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.