Jalousie

\ʒaluˈziː\

/\ʒaluˈziː\/ noun

The verdict

“Jalousie” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #7,077 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,077
frequency rank, French
8
letters
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Jalousie vs jalousies
78% similar
Jalousie vs jalouse
75% similar
Jalousie vs jalouses
63% similar

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

Key facts for Jalousie
PropertyValue
HeadwordJalousie
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒaluˈziː\
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,077
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jalousie” 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). Jalousie lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for Jalousie is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒaluˈziː\. Corpus data places it at rank #7,077 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Store vénitien.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jalousie, with forms such as "ajlousie", "jallousie", and "jalosuie". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "jalousies", "jalouse", "jalouses", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Jalousie, spelled J-A-L-O-U-S-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Store vénitien.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajlousie,jallousie,jalosuie,jalouise,jalousei,jaloussie,jaluosie,jaolusie,jjalousie,jlaousie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Jalousie - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ajlousie2jallousie1jalosuie2jalouise2jalousei2jaloussie1jaluosie2jaolusie2
Edit distance from "Jalousie"

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 "Jalousie"?
"Jalousie" is spelled J-A-L-O-U-S-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒaluˈziː\.
What does "Jalousie" mean?
As a noun, "Jalousie" means: Store vénitien.
What words are commonly confused with "Jalousie"?
"Jalousie" is commonly confused with "jalousies", "jalouse", "jalouses". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Jalousie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jalousie" is \ʒaluˈziː\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jalousie" come from?
"Jalousie" 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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Using “Jalousie”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-A-L-O-U-S-I-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒaluˈziː\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “jalousies” - see the side-by-side comparison. Jalousie vs jalousies
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list