feu de joie
\fø də ʒwa\
The verdict
“feu de joie” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feu allumé en plein air lors des réjouissances publiques.
Corpus desk
Index FR-feu-de-joie · feu de joie · French
feu de joie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| 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) |
Longue queue: rang de « feu de joie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
feu de joie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fø də ʒwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how feu de joie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le jour de la Saint-Henri des paysans des environs de Nîmes avaient allumé un feu de joie.
Cela comprend - à titre d’exemple, et de manière non exclusive - les feux de camp, les feux de joie, l’écobuage agricole, etc.
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.