James
\dʒɛms\
The verdict
“James” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,131. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,131
- frequency rank, French
- 957
- “J” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin anglais.
Corpus desk
Index FR-james · James · French
James · rank #2,131 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,131
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 957
- PHOTO-FINISH K
Nearest frequency peer: K (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “James”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- huile
huile
97,873 corpus weight
- inquiète
inquiète
97,872 corpus weight
- James
James
97,870 corpus weight
- K
K
97,869 corpus weight
- littérature
littérature
97,868 corpus weight
- messages
messages
97,867 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “James” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | James |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \dʒɛms\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #2,131 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Où “James” se place dans la fréquence du français
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around James (IPA \dʒɛms\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #2,131 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin anglais.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for James, with forms such as "ajmes", "jaems", and "jamess". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "jme", "Jane", "Jamy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is James, spelled J-A-M-E-S.
Definition
- 1Prénom masculin anglais.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how James appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Est-ce que l’un d’entre vous savait que Léonie prévoyait de me tuer ? Parce que j’en ai appris de belles chez les flics sur les conversations que cette sale petite effrontée tenait avec James, beugla-t-elle en postillant sur son majordome.
Un artiste va être le premier à adapter cette idée dans son spectacle : James Brown, en engageant sur scène des danseuses « ultra-sexy » à ses côtés.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ajmes
- jaems
- jamess
- jammes
- jamse
- jjames
- jmaes
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of James - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "James", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "James" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "jme". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,131 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "J" letter cohort. J–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.