jackpot

\dʒak.pɔt\

/\dʒak.pɔt\/ noun

The verdict

“jackpot” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #21,672. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,672
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prix très important, très grosse récompense d’argent.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jackpot · jackpot · French

jackpot · rank #21,672 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,672
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jasmin

Nearest frequency peer: jasmin (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « jackpot »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « jackpot » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jackpot vs Jackson
57% similar
jackpot vs Jacquot
57% similar
jackpot vs jacket
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jackpot
PropertyValue
Headwordjackpot
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dʒak.pɔt\
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,672
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jackpot »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jackpotse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jasmin » (#21,673), « Issy » (#21,670), « Jude » (#21,674). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jackpot » est au #21,672. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around jackpot (IPA \dʒak.pɔt\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,672 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for jackpot, with forms such as "ajckpot", "jacckpot", and "jackkpot". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Jackson", "Jacquot", "jacket", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is jackpot, spelled J-A-C-K-P-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prix très important, très grosse récompense d’argent.
  2. 2
    Combinaison permettant d’obtenir ce prix, supercagnotte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Autre grande gagnante de ce jackpot électoral : La France Insoumise. Elle va percevoir, pour la première fraction, plus de 3,5 millions d’euros.
  2. — Ah, oui ! Tu continues d'espérer. La chasse aux yoyettes, c'est de la pure loterie. Dénicher l’oiseau rare équivaut à gagner le jackpot au loto ou au tiercé.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajckpot
  • jacckpot
  • jackkpot
  • jackopt
  • jackpott
  • jackppot
  • jackpto
  • jacpkot
  • jakcpot
  • jcakpot
  • jjackpot

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jackpot - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajckpot2jacckpot1jackkpot1jackopt2jackpott1jackppot1jackpto2jacpkot2
Edit distance from "jackpot"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jackpot"?
"jackpot" is spelled J-A-C-K-P-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is \dʒak.pɔt\.
What does "jackpot" mean?
As a noun, "jackpot" means: Prix très important, très grosse récompense d’argent.
What words are commonly confused with "jackpot"?
"jackpot" is commonly confused with "Jackson", "Jacquot", "jacket". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jackpot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jackpot" is \dʒak.pɔt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jackpot" come from?
"jackpot" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jackpot", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list