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ej

French, pronoun/əʒ/

ej is a French pronoun meaning “alternative form of je (“I”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Je”.

What does ej mean in English?

pronoun

  1. 1

    colloquialalternative form of je (“I”)

    Ej t'ai pas bien fait.

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Nom de la lettre additionnelle de l’alphabet latin Ʒ (minuscule : ʒ).

pronoun: 1. Je.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce ej?

  • /əʒ/
  • [əʒ]
  • [əh]

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is ej in French?

ej appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).