feu de joie
\fø də ʒwa\
The verdict
“feu de joie” is outside the top-ranked French vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Feu allumé en plein air lors des réjouissances publiques.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | feu de joie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fø də ʒwa\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “feu de joie” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for feu de joie is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \fø də ʒwa\. 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.
Zero misspellings are on record for feu de joie in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is feu de joie, spelled F-E-U- -D-E- -J-O-I-E.
Definition
- 1Feu allumé en plein air lors des réjouissances publiques.
- 2Sentiment de bonheur intense.
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 “feu de joie”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is F-E-U- -D-E- -J-O-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \fø də ʒwa\ (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.