jauge

\ʒoʒ\

/\ʒoʒ\/ noun

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The verdict

“jauge” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #23,593 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#23,593
frequency rank, French
5
letters
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Instrument servant à effectuer une mesure. → voir jaugette, jauge de hauteur et jauge de profondeur

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

jauge vs joue
60% similar
jauge vs juge
80% similar
jauge vs juré
40% similar

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

Key facts for jauge
PropertyValue
Headwordjauge
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒoʒ\
Letters5
Frequency rank#23,593
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jauge” 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). jauge lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for jauge is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʒoʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #23,593 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 22 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jauge, with forms such as "ajuge", "jague", and "jaueg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "joue", "juge", "juré", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jauge, spelled J-A-U-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Instrument servant à effectuer une mesure. → voir jaugette, jauge de hauteur et jauge de profondeur
  2. 2
    Règle graduée de bois ou de fer avec laquelle on mesure la capacité d’un récipient. → voir jauge d’essence et jauge de Paris
  3. 3
    Cadran à aiguille ou numérique indiquant une quantité résiduelle.
  4. 4
    Boîte percée de plusieurs trous calibrés qui sert au fontainier pour connaître la quantité d’eau que produit une source ou que débite un réservoir.
  5. 5
    Règle permettant d’effectuer un tracé.
  6. 6
    Bande de parchemin graduée pour mesurer la grosseur des cordages.
  7. 7
    Nom de divers instruments qui servent à déterminer des contraintes mécaniques, des pressions…
  8. 8
    Dispositif ou objet qui permet de régler la profondeur du labour.
  9. 9
    Capacité (juste mesure) que doit avoir un contenant.
  10. 10
    Nombre de spectateurs que peut contenir une salle.
  11. 11
    Contenu d’un enseignement.
  12. 12
    Quantité de gaz contenu dans un volume.
  13. 13
    Quantité d’informations stockées dans un fichier.
  14. 14
    État relatif des éléments physiques dans un système donné.
  15. 15
    Mesure permettant le calcul d’un volume.
  16. 16
    Distance laissée entre le sillon tracé par le soc de la charrue et la terre qui n’est pas encore labourée.
  17. 17
    Capacité d’un navire de commerce.
  18. 18
    Contenance d’un tonneau de vin.
  19. 19
    Utilisation de cette mesure.
  20. 20
    Tranchée ouverte pour y placer des végétaux en attente. → voir mettre en jauge et à vive jauge
  21. 21
    Taxe qui se levait sur les vins, eaux-de-vie, etc. lorsqu’ils étaient vendus ou qu'ils changeaient de main.
  22. 22
    Barreau de fer emmanché qui sert à manier l’enclume ou de grosses masses de fer.

Synonyms

cale d’épaisseurpigedéplacementtonnage

This word in other languages

burden(English)Eichmaß(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ajuge,jague,jaueg,jaugge,jjauge,juage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jauge - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ajuge2jague2jaueg2jaugge1jjauge1juage2
Edit distance from "jauge"

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 "jauge"?
"jauge" is spelled J-A-U-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒoʒ\.
What does "jauge" mean?
As a noun, "jauge" means: Instrument servant à effectuer une mesure. → voir jaugette, jauge de hauteur et jauge de profondeur
What words are commonly confused with "jauge"?
"jauge" is commonly confused with "joue", "juge", "juré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jauge"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jauge" is \ʒoʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jauge" come from?
"jauge" 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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Using “jauge”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-A-U-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒoʒ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “joue” - see the side-by-side comparison. jauge vs joue
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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