jardin

\ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\

/\ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“jardin” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,774. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,774
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lieu ordinairement clos de murailles, de haies, de fossés, dans lequel on cultive des légumes, des fleurs, des arbres, etc.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jardin · jardin · French

jardin · rank #1,774 · 9 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,774
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Intention

Nearest frequency peer: Intention (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « jardin »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « jardin » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

jardin vs Jordi
50% similar
jardin vs jargon
67% similar
jardin vs jasmin
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for jardin
PropertyValue
Headwordjardin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,774
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jardin »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.jardinse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Intention » (#1,773), « lac » (#1,775), « indique » (#1,772). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jardin » est au #1,774. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jardin (IPA \ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,774 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jardin, with forms such as "ajrdin", "jadrin", and "jarddin". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Jordi", "jargon", "jasmin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is jardin, spelled J-A-R-D-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lieu ordinairement clos de murailles, de haies, de fossés, dans lequel on cultive des légumes, des fleurs, des arbres, etc.
  2. 2
    Petite prairie qui se trouve au milieu d’un glacier, comme on en voit quelques-unes au sein de la mer de Glace dans la vallée de Chamonix.
  3. 3
    Pays fertile et d’une culture très variée.
  4. 4
    Lieu clos où l’on élève des êtres vivants.
  5. 5
    Sorte de couronnement en forme de galerie, qui orne la sole supérieure ou le plancher d’en haut des bouteilles des vaisseaux.
  6. 6
    Côté jardin.
  7. 7
    Recueil versifié, florilège → voir jardin des racines grecques.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Après avoir considéré le jardin potager comme distinct des autres parties en culture, je traiterai du jardin fruitier dans un chapitre particulier et je donnerai quelques détails sur sa disposition, parce qu’elle importe beaucoup à sa production.
  2. M. Nallet est un de ces hommes entièrement dévoués à l’arboriculture fruitière et qui met son jardin et les résultats de ses expériences à la disposition de tout le monde.

This word in other languages

garden(English)jardín(Español)Garten(Deutsch)horto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajrdin
  • jadrin
  • jarddin
  • jardinn
  • jardni
  • jaridn
  • jarrdin
  • jjardin
  • jradin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jardin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ajrdin2jadrin2jarddin1jardinn1jardni2jaridn2jarrdin1jjardin1
Edit distance from "jardin"

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 "jardin"?
"jardin" is spelled J-A-R-D-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\.
What does "jardin" mean?
As a noun, "jardin" means: Lieu ordinairement clos de murailles, de haies, de fossés, dans lequel on cultive des légumes, des fleurs, des arbres, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "jardin"?
"jardin" is commonly confused with "Jordi", "jargon", "jasmin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jardin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jardin" is \ʒaʁ.dɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jardin" come from?
"jardin" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jardin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fleurs#1,770minute#1,778obligé#1,780cartes#1,766

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

indique9 variantspensez9 variantsséance9 variantssourire9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list