japper
\ʒa.pe\
The verdict
“japper” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aboyer, pour désigner l’aboiement des petits chiens.
Corpus desk
Index FR-japper · japper · French
japper · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | japper |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʒa.pe\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
japper is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʒa.pe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for japper in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is japper, spelled J-A-P-P-E-R.
Definition
- 1Aboyer, pour désigner l’aboiement des petits chiens.
- 2Crier, s’énerver sur quelqu’un ou quelque chose.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how japper appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pendant que le chien jappait, une grosse voix se met à dire : « Mon chien aboie ! il y a quelqu’un de caché dans ce chantier. »
Des ruisseaux, dans le val que longeait en jappant Le petit chien berger des calmes fils de Pan Dont le pipeau qui pleure appelle, tout au loin.
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.