jaz

\ʒaz\

/\ʒaz\/ noun

The verdict

“jaz” is uncommon French (frequency #83,984 among 47,938 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,984
frequency rank, French
47,938
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - La tuyère fait son jaz lorsqu'elle brûle la pierre de fond d’un creuset et l’abaisse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jaz · jaz · French

jaz · rank #83,984 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,984
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 47,938
  • PHOTO-FINISH ius

Nearest frequency peer: ius (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “jaz”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “jaz” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for jaz
PropertyValue
Headwordjaz
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒaz\
Letters3
Frequency rank#83,984
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jaz” 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). jaz 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

jaz is uncommon French at frequency #83,984 among 47,938 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒaz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "La tuyère fait son jaz lorsqu'elle brûle la pierre de fond d’un creuset et l’abaisse.".

Zero misspellings are on record for jaz in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jaz, spelled J-A-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    La tuyère fait son jaz lorsqu'elle brûle la pierre de fond d’un creuset et l’abaisse.

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jaz"?
"jaz" is spelled J-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒaz\.
What does "jaz" mean?
As a noun, "jaz" means: La tuyère fait son jaz lorsqu'elle brûle la pierre de fond d’un creuset et l’abaisse.
How do you pronounce "jaz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jaz" is \ʒaz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jaz" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency 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