Jalabert

\ʒa.la.bɛʁ\

/\ʒa.la.bɛʁ\/ name

The verdict

“Jalabert” is uncommon French (frequency #74,913 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,913
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nom de famille.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jalabert · Jalabert · French

Jalabert · rank #74,913 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,913
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jahrbuch

Nearest frequency peer: Jahrbuch (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Jalabert »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Jalabert » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jalabert
PropertyValue
HeadwordJalabert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʒa.la.bɛʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,913
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Jalabert » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).Jalaberttombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Jahrbuch » (#74,912), « jaws » (#74,915), « Iyad » (#74,910). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Jalabert » est au #74,913. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jalabert is uncommon French at frequency #74,913 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \ʒa.la.bɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nom de famille.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Jalabert in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Jalabert, spelled J-A-L-A-B-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom de famille.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Les coureurs français les plus adulés (Anquetil, Thévenet, Hinault, Fignon, Duclos-Lassalle, Virenque, Jalabert ou Alaphilippe) tout comme certains maillots jaunes internationaux (Indurain, Evans, Contador ou Froome) y ont fendu la foule.

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 "Jalabert"?
"Jalabert" is spelled J-A-L-A-B-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒa.la.bɛʁ\.
What does "Jalabert" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jalabert" means: Nom de famille.
How do you pronounce "Jalabert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jalabert" is \ʒa.la.bɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jalabert" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list