jelly
\ˈdʒɛl.i\
The verdict
“jelly” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,360. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #41,360
- frequency rank, French
- 957
- “J” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gelée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jelly · jelly · French
jelly · rank #41,360 · 6 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #41,360
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 957
- PHOTO-FINISH javelot
Nearest frequency peer: javelot (-2 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 « jelly »
Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin
- invertébrés
invertébrés
58,645 corpus weight
- javelot
javelot
58,643 corpus weight
- jelly
jelly
58,641 corpus weight
- jeûner
jeûner
58,639 corpus weight
- jovial
jovial
58,638 corpus weight
- jupon
jupon
58,635 corpus weight
What this shows « jelly » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jelly |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdʒɛl.i\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #41,360 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jelly »
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around jelly (IPA \ˈdʒɛl.i\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,360 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for jelly, with forms such as "ejlly", "jellyy", and "jely". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Joly", "Jill", "July", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is jelly, spelled J-E-L-L-Y.
Definition
- 1Gelée.
- 2Confiture.
- 3Gros cul.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ejlly
- jellyy
- jely
- jelyl
- jjelly
- jlely
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jelly - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jelly", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).