jauger

\ʒo.ʒe\

/\ʒo.ʒe\/ verb

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The verdict

“jauger” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,378. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,378
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mesurer un tonneau, une futaille, et en général un récipient quelconque, pour voir s’il est de la mesure dont il doit être ou pour voir quel est son contenu, à un moment donné.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jauger · jauger · French

jauger · rank #38,378 · 8 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,378
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jamaïcain

Nearest frequency peer: jamaïcain (-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 « jauger »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jauger » 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).

jauger vs juge
67% similar
jauger vs jouer
67% similar
jauger vs jaune
67% similar

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

Key facts for jauger
PropertyValue
Headwordjauger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒo.ʒe\
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,378
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jauger »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jaugerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jamaïcain » (#38,377), « Johns » (#38,379), « jaffa » (#38,376). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jauger » est au #38,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around jauger (IPA \ʒo.ʒe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,378 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jauger, with forms such as "ajuger", "jaguer", and "jauegr". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "juge", "jouer", "jaune", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jauger, spelled J-A-U-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mesurer un tonneau, une futaille, et en général un récipient quelconque, pour voir s’il est de la mesure dont il doit être ou pour voir quel est son contenu, à un moment donné.
  2. 2
    Mesurer le volume intérieur d’un navire pour en connaître la capacité.
  3. 3
    Apprécier la valeur de quelqu’un.
  4. 4
    Se faire une idée de quelque chose.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il a jaugé ces tonneaux, ces futailles, etc.
  2. Jauger un réservoir d’essence.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ajuger
  • jaguer
  • jauegr
  • jaugerr
  • jaugger
  • jaugre
  • jjauger
  • juager

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jauger - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ajuger2jaguer2jauegr2jaugerr1jaugger1jaugre2jjauger1juager2
Edit distance from "jauger"

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 "jauger"?
"jauger" is spelled J-A-U-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒo.ʒe\.
What does "jauger" mean?
As a verb, "jauger" means: Mesurer un tonneau, une futaille, et en général un récipient quelconque, pour voir s’il est de la mesure dont il doit être ou pour voir quel est son contenu, à un moment donné.
What words are commonly confused with "jauger"?
"jauger" is commonly confused with "juge", "jouer", "jaune". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jauger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jauger" is \ʒo.ʒe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jauger" come from?
"jauger" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Launay#38,391lights#38,396inclue#38,359logent#38,400

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Johns8 variantslueurs8 variantshyène8 variantsMariah8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list