j’ai
\ʒe\
The verdict
“j’ai” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Formule utilisée dans les marchés financiers à la criée pour indiquer qu’on est vendeur.
Corpus desk
Index FR-j-ai · j’ai · French
j’ai · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" 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 | j’ai |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Interjection |
| IPA | \ʒe\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “j’ai” se place dans la fréquence du français
Rare enough to double-check
j’ai is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ʒe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
j’ai doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is j’ai, spelled J-’-A-I.
Definition
- 1Formule utilisée dans les marchés financiers à la criée pour indiquer qu’on est vendeur.
- 2Formule destinée à avertir ses coéquipiers qu’on récupère la balle ou le ballon.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how j’ai appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les opérateurs se rassemblent au parquet et crient : " j'ai " (je vends), " je prends "(j'achète).
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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