jacks
\dʒak\
The verdict
“jacks” is uncommon French (frequency #60,118 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,118
- frequency rank, French
- 47,938
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de jack.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jacks |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʒak\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #60,118 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jacks” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jacks is uncommon French at frequency #60,118 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʒak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de jack.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jacks, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is jacks, spelled J-A-C-K-S.
Definition
- 1Pluriel de jack.
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.
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Using “jacks”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-A-C-K-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dʒak\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.