Japhet
The verdict
“Japhet” is uncommon French (frequency #97,059 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,059
- frequency rank, French
- 957
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fils de Noé, frère de Sem (→ voir sémite et sémitique) et Cham (→ voir chamite et chamitique).
Corpus desk
Index FR-japhet · Japhet · French
Japhet · rank #97,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #97,059
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 957
- PHOTO-FINISH Jankélévitch
Nearest frequency peer: Jankélévitch (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « Japhet »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- irréfléchies
irréfléchies
2,946 corpus weight
- Jankélévitch
Jankélévitch
2,943 corpus weight
- Japhet
Japhet
2,942 corpus weight
- joggings
joggings
2,941 corpus weight
- Jory
Jory
2,940 corpus weight
- Joyon
Joyon
2,938 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Japhet » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Japhet |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #97,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Japhet » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Japhet is uncommon French at frequency #97,059 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Japhet has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Japhet, spelled J-A-P-H-E-T.
Definition
- 1Fils de Noé, frère de Sem (→ voir sémite et sémitique) et Cham (→ voir chamite et chamitique).
- 2Nom du personnage principal de la comédie Don Japhet d'Arménie de Scarron.
- 3Un des satellites ^([1]) de la planète Saturne (en ce sens, voyez plutôt Japet).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Japhet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Japhet, qui a peuplé la plus grande partie de l'Occident.
— Eh bien ! je vous vengerai de ce… misérable ! reprit d’Artagnan en se donnant des airs de don Japhet d’Arménie.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).