jard

\ʒaʁ\

/\ʒaʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“jard” is uncommon French (frequency #71,630 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,630
frequency rank, French
47,938
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sorte de poil, long et raide et de faible densité, qui assure la couverture externe des mammifères, par opposition au duvet.

Key facts for jard
PropertyValue
Headwordjard
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒaʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#71,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jard” 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). jard 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

jard is uncommon French at frequency #71,630 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sorte de poil, long et raide et de faible densité, qui assure la couverture externe des mammifères, par opposition au duvet.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jard in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jard, spelled J-A-R-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de poil, long et raide et de faible densité, qui assure la couverture externe des mammifères, par opposition au duvet.

Synonyms

crin

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 "jard"?
"jard" is spelled J-A-R-D. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒaʁ\.
What does "jard" mean?
As a noun, "jard" means: Sorte de poil, long et raide et de faible densité, qui assure la couverture externe des mammifères, par opposition au duvet.
How do you pronounce "jard"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jard" is \ʒaʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jard" come from?
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Using “jard”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒaʁ\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list