jah

\ˈjɑh\

/\ˈjɑh\/ intj

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The verdict

“jah” is uncommon French (frequency #52,771 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,771
frequency rank, French
47,938
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Oui.

Key facts for jah
PropertyValue
Headwordjah
LanguageFrench
Part of speechInterjection
IPA\ˈjɑh\
Letters3
Frequency rank#52,771
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jah” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). jah lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jah is uncommon French at frequency #52,771 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed \ˈjɑh\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Oui.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jah, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is jah, spelled J-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Oui.

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 "jah"?
"jah" is spelled J-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈjɑh\.
What does "jah" mean?
As an interjection, "jah" means: Oui.
How do you pronounce "jah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jah" is \ˈjɑh\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jah" come from?
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Using “jah”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ˈjɑh\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list