J
The verdict
“J” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #33) as a symbol. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #33
- frequency rank, French
- 957
- “J” headwords
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Ancien symbole chimique de l’iridium (aujourd’hui Ir).
Corpus desk
Index FR-j · J · French
J · rank #33 · 0 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #33
- LEN-SHORT 1 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 957
- PHOTO-FINISH avec
Nearest frequency peer: avec (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “J”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ne
ne
99,971 corpus weight
- plus
plus
99,970 corpus weight
- avec
avec
99,969 corpus weight
- J
J
99,968 corpus weight
- N
N
99,967 corpus weight
- se
se
99,965 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “J” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | J |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Symbol |
| Letters | 1 |
| Frequency rank | #33 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “J” sits in French frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for J is neighbouring look-alikes ("je", "jo", …), not just typos; it is asymbol. Frequency #33 among 957 “J” headwords. Gloss: "Ancien symbole chimique de l’iridium (aujourd’hui Ir).".
Zero misspellings are on record for J in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "je", "jo", "ja", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is J, spelled J.
Definition
- 1Ancien symbole chimique de l’iridium (aujourd’hui Ir).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how J appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
FORMULE, s. f., formula. Forme prescrite et consacrée. […] Les formules ou symboles chimiques de Berzelius expriment très bien la composition des corps, tant sous le rapport de leurs élémens, que sous celui du nombre de leurs atomes constituans. D’abord chaque corps simple est désigné par un signe particulier, représentant le poids relatif de son atome. C…
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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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.