jasette

\ʒa.zɛt\

/\ʒa.zɛt\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entretien plus ou moins familier de courte durée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jasette · jasette · French

jasette · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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 jasette
PropertyValue
Headwordjasette
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒa.zɛt\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jasette » en français

jasettereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

jasette is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒa.zɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Entretien plus ou moins familier de courte durée.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for jasette in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 jasette, spelled J-A-S-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entretien plus ou moins familier de courte durée.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heu, si vous n’êtes pas d’accord avec la position de quelqu’un, ça ne vous tente pas de débattre, d’argumenter, ou même de piquer une jasette, tout simplement ?
  2. Nous sommes toujours là à le flatter, le cajoler et lui faire la jasette.

Synonyms

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 "jasette"?
"jasette" is spelled J-A-S-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒa.zɛt\.
What does "jasette" mean?
As a noun, "jasette" means: Entretien plus ou moins familier de courte durée.
How do you pronounce "jasette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jasette" is \ʒa.zɛt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jasette" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list