jacaranda
\ʒa.ka.ʁɑ̃.da\
The verdict
“jacaranda” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genre d’arbres d’une dizaine de mètres ayant une couronne en forme de parasol et de superbes fleurs bleues à violettes, originaire d’Amérique du Sud où une tribu indienne du Brésil lui a donné son ...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jacaranda |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒa.ka.ʁɑ̃.da\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jacaranda” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jacaranda is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒa.ka.ʁɑ̃.da\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genre d’arbres d’une dizaine de mètres ayant une couronne en forme de parasol et de superbes fleurs bleues à violettes, originaire d’Amérique du Sud où une tribu indienne du Brésil lui a donné son ...".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jacaranda, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is jacaranda, spelled J-A-C-A-R-A-N-D-A.
Definition
- 1Genre d’arbres d’une dizaine de mètres ayant une couronne en forme de parasol et de superbes fleurs bleues à violettes, originaire d’Amérique du Sud où une tribu indienne du Brésil lui a donné son nom. Son bois est commercialisé sous le nom de faux palissandre, on en tire une substance astringente nommée caroba.→ voir Jacaranda
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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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Using “jacaranda”
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- The one correct French spelling is J-A-C-A-R-A-N-D-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒa.ka.ʁɑ̃.da\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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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.