jacque
\ʒak\
The verdict
“jacque” is uncommon French (frequency #63,106 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,106
- frequency rank, French
- 47,938
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pourpoint à manches et rembourré, servant à la fois de vêtement et de protection, en usage au Moyen Âge.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jacque |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒak\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #63,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jacque” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jacque is uncommon French at frequency #63,106 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒak\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pourpoint à manches et rembourré, servant à la fois de vêtement et de protection, en usage au Moyen Âge.".
jacque has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 jacque, spelled J-A-C-Q-U-E.
Definition
- 1Pourpoint à manches et rembourré, servant à la fois de vêtement et de protection, en usage au Moyen Âge.
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 “jacque”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-A-C-Q-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒak\ (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.