j’aime

\ʒɛm\

/\ʒɛm\/ noun

The verdict

“j’aime” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Signal d'approbation envoyé par un internaute à l'égard d'une publication faite sur Facebook ou, par extension, sur un autre réseau social.

Corpus desk

Index FR-j-aime · j’aime · French

j’aime · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for j’aime
PropertyValue
Headwordj’aime
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɛm\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « j’aime » en français

j’aimereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

j’aime is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɛm\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Signal d'approbation envoyé par un internaute à l'égard d'une publication faite sur Facebook ou, par extension, sur un autre réseau social.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for j’aime, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is j’aime, spelled J-’-A-I-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Signal d'approbation envoyé par un internaute à l'égard d'une publication faite sur Facebook ou, par extension, sur un autre réseau social.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how j’aime appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vous demandez-vous comment avoir beaucoup de j’aime sur Facebook ? En étant original tout simplement !
  2. Avoir des j’aime Facebook sur Facebook peut parfois sembler une tâche ardue.

Synonyms

like👍<3

Antonyms

dislikeje n’aime pas

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "j’aime"?
"j’aime" is spelled J-’-A-I-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛm\.
What does "j’aime" mean?
As a noun, "j’aime" means: Signal d'approbation envoyé par un internaute à l'égard d'une publication faite sur Facebook ou, par extension, sur un autre réseau social.
How do you pronounce "j’aime"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "j’aime" is \ʒɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "j’aime" come from?
"j’aime" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list