jappement

\ʒap.mɑ̃\

/\ʒap.mɑ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“jappement” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Petit aboiement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jappement · jappement · French

jappement · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "J" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for jappement
PropertyValue
Headwordjappement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒap.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jappement » en français

jappementsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jappement is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒap.mɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jappement, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is jappement, spelled J-A-P-P-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Petit aboiement.
  2. 2
    Bavardages féminins, ponctués d’éclats de voix.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Aussitôt libre, le chien s’était mis à fuir avec une vélocité incroyable en poussant ces jappements sourds et saccadés des limiers sur la voie.
  2. Le bruit de cette chute souleva une tempête de jappements féroces parmi tous les dogues, mâtins et molosses qui faisaient ripaille à la ronde.

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jappement"?
"jappement" is spelled J-A-P-P-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒap.mɑ̃\.
What does "jappement" mean?
As a noun, "jappement" means: Petit aboiement.
How do you pronounce "jappement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jappement" is \ʒap.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jappement" come from?
"jappement" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list