Japs

\ʒap\

/\ʒap\/ noun

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The verdict

“Japs” is uncommon French (frequency #87,763 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,763
frequency rank, French
47,938
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pluriel de Jap.

Key facts for Japs
PropertyValue
HeadwordJaps
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒap\
Letters4
Frequency rank#87,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Japs” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Japs lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Japs is uncommon French at frequency #87,763 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒap\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pluriel de Jap.".

Japs has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Japs, spelled J-A-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de Jap.

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 "Japs"?
"Japs" is spelled J-A-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒap\.
What does "Japs" mean?
As a noun, "Japs" means: Pluriel de Jap.
How do you pronounce "Japs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Japs" is \ʒap\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Japs" come from?
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Using “Japs”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-A-P-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒap\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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