jan

\ʒɑ̃\

/\ʒɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“jan” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #8,412) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#8,412
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chacune des deux tables du jeu de trictrac.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jan · jan · French

jan · rank #8,412 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,412
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH indienne

Nearest frequency peer: indienne (-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 “jan”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “jan” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

jan vs je
33% similar
jan vs jo
33% similar
jan vs JT
0% similar

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

Key facts for jan
PropertyValue
Headwordjan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɑ̃\
Letters3
Frequency rank#8,412
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “jan” se place dans la fréquence du français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).janse 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 « indienne » (#8,411), « inconscient » (#8,410), « inclure » (#8,409). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for jan is neighbouring look-alikes ("je", "jo", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced \ʒɑ̃\. Frequency #8,412 among 957 “J” headwords. 3 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

No generated misspelling entries exist for jan in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "je", "jo", "JT", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jan, spelled J-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chacune des deux tables du jeu de trictrac.
  2. 2
    Se dit aussi de la marque des points pour l’un ou l’autre des joueurs.
  3. 3
    Ajonc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Je remplis mon grand jan par doublet : six points pour moi.
  2. Ce jan de mézéas me permet de marquer deux trous sans bouger.

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 "jan"?
"jan" is spelled J-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɑ̃\.
What does "jan" mean?
As a noun, "jan" means: Chacune des deux tables du jeu de trictrac.
What words are commonly confused with "jan"?
"jan" is commonly confused with "je", "jo", "JT". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jan" is \ʒɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jan" come from?
"jan" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ego#8,384CAQ#8,509dir#8,530pau#8,284

What to do next

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  • "jan" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "je". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #8,412 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "J" letter cohort. J–Z browse

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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