jeu
[ʒø]
The verdict
“jeu” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #80,207 among 645 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,207
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 645
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juego, actividad con reglas, que se puede prácticar de forma individual o en grupo, para divertirse.
Corpus desk
Index ES-jeu · jeu · Spanish
jeu · rank #80,207 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,207
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 645
- PHOTO-FINISH jesuíticas
Nearest frequency peer: jesuíticas (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “jeu”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- Isaza
Isaza
19,800 corpus weight
- jalado
jalado
19,799 corpus weight
- jarabes
jarabes
19,798 corpus weight
- jesuíticas
jesuíticas
19,795 corpus weight
- jeu
jeu
19,794 corpus weight
- jugarreta
jugarreta
19,790 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “jeu” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| 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) |
Cola larga: rango de “jeu” en español
Rare enough to double-check
jeu is uncommon Spanish at frequency #80,207 among 645 “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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jeu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le jeu d’échecs a des règles complexes.
Le jeu de cet acteur est très nuancé.
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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