Japanese
\ˌd͡ʒæp.əˈniːz\
The verdict
“Japanese” is uncommon French (frequency #56,055 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #56,055
- frequency rank, French
- 47,938
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Japonais. Relatif au Japon ou aux habitants du Japon.
Corpus desk
Index FR-japanese · Japanese · French
Japanese · rank #56,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #56,055
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 47,938
- PHOTO-FINISH jansénisme
Nearest frequency peer: jansénisme (-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 “Japanese”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ivraie
ivraie
43,950 corpus weight
- Janssens
Janssens
43,948 corpus weight
- jansénisme
jansénisme
43,947 corpus weight
- Japanese
Japanese
43,946 corpus weight
- jesu
jesu
43,944 corpus weight
- Jolivet
Jolivet
43,943 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Japanese” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Japanese |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌd͡ʒæp.əˈniːz\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #56,055 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Japanese” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Japanese is uncommon French at frequency #56,055 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌd͡ʒæp.əˈniːz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Japanese, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Japanese, spelled J-A-P-A-N-E-S-E.
Definition
- 1Japonais. Relatif au Japon ou aux habitants du Japon.
- 2Japonais. Relatif à la langue japonaise.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Japanese", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.