d’entrée de jeu
\d‿ɑ̃.tʁe də ʒø\
The verdict
“d’entrée de jeu” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as an adverb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dès le début du jeu.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | d’entrée de jeu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \d‿ɑ̃.tʁe də ʒø\ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “d’entrée de jeu” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for d’entrée de jeu is 15 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \d‿ɑ̃.tʁe də ʒø\. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for d’entrée de jeu, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is d’entrée de jeu, spelled D-’-E-N-T-R-É-E- -D-E- -J-E-U.
Definition
- 1Dès le début du jeu.
- 2Dès le début, tout d’abord.
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.
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Using “d’entrée de jeu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-’-E-N-T-R-É-E- -D-E- -J-E-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \d‿ɑ̃.tʁe də ʒø\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.