jambon

\ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃\

/\ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“jambon” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,182. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,182
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cuisse (partie supérieure de la patte arrière) d’un suidé (porc ou sanglier), qui a été préparée par cuisson, salage, fumage ou boucanage, comme nourriture.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jambon · jambon · French

jambon · rank #9,182 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,182
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH intervenants

Nearest frequency peer: intervenants (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « jambon »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « jambon » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

jambon vs Japon
50% similar
jambon vs Jason
50% similar
jambon vs jumbo
67% similar

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

Key facts for jambon
PropertyValue
Headwordjambon
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,182
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jambon »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jambonse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « intervenants » (#9,181), « jouet » (#9,183), « interaction » (#9,180). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jambon » est au #9,182. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jambon (IPA \ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,182 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jambon, with forms such as "ajmbon", "jabmon", and "jambbon". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Japon", "Jason", "jumbo", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jambon, spelled J-A-M-B-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cuisse (partie supérieure de la patte arrière) d’un suidé (porc ou sanglier), qui a été préparée par cuisson, salage, fumage ou boucanage, comme nourriture.
  2. 2
    Boxeur servant à gonfler la fiche d'un autre. Adversaire pour bien faire paraître le champion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. vous pouvez descendre à la cuisine, et dire à tante Chloé de vous donner une tranche du jambon qu’on a desservi aujourd’hui.
  2. En qualité de munitionnaire de la troupe, je tiens toujours en réserve quelques jambons de Bayonne

This word in other languages

ham(English)jamón(Español)Schinken(Deutsch)fiambre(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajmbon
  • jabmon
  • jambbon
  • jambno
  • jambonn
  • jammbon
  • jamobn
  • jjambon
  • jmabon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jambon - 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.

ajmbon2jabmon2jambbon1jambno2jambonn1jammbon1jamobn2jjambon1
Edit distance from "jambon"

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 "jambon"?
"jambon" is spelled J-A-M-B-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃\.
What does "jambon" mean?
As a noun, "jambon" means: Cuisse (partie supérieure de la patte arrière) d’un suidé (porc ou sanglier), qui a été préparée par cuisson, salage, fumage ou boucanage, comme nourriture.
What words are commonly confused with "jambon"?
"jambon" is commonly confused with "Japon", "Jason", "jumbo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jambon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jambon" is \ʒɑ̃.bɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jambon" come from?
"jambon" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

joyeuse9 variantslaissera9 variantsMatthew9 variantsmuscle9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list