fille de joie
\fij də ʒwa\
The verdict
“fille 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
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prostituée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fille-de-joie · fille de joie · French
fille de joie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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 | fille de joie |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \fij də ʒwa\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « fille de joie » en français
Rare enough to double-check
fille de joie is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \fij də ʒwa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prostituée.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for fille de joie, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is fille de joie, spelled F-I-L-L-E- -D-E- -J-O-I-E.
Definition
- 1Prostituée.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how fille de joie appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La Torpille est la seule fille de joie en qui s’est rencontrée l’étoffe d’une belle courtisane.
Sapho, la fille de joie corrompue par la canaille du beau monde, rend à son amant des services d’amour et d’autre nature, pour le plaisir qu’elle y éprouve, ne demande rien, pas même de la reconnaissance.
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.