jeopardy

\ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.di\

/\ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.di\/ noun

The verdict

“jeopardy” is uncommon French (frequency #90,847 among 957 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,847
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Danger, péril.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jeopardy · jeopardy · French

jeopardy · rank #90,847 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,847
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jau

Nearest frequency peer: jau (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « jeopardy »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « jeopardy » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for jeopardy
PropertyValue
Headwordjeopardy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.di\
Letters8
Frequency rank#90,847
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « jeopardy » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jeopardytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « jau » (#90,846), « jig » (#90,848), « jogger » (#90,849). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jeopardy » est au #90,847. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jeopardy is uncommon French at frequency #90,847 among 957 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Danger, péril.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for jeopardy, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jeopardy, spelled J-E-O-P-A-R-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Danger, péril.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ’Now do be careful of yourself, pray do, and consider what jeopardy you might have stood in. Good night! bless you!’ (Barnaby Rudge Charles Dickens)

Synonyms

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 "jeopardy"?
"jeopardy" is spelled J-E-O-P-A-R-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.di\.
What does "jeopardy" mean?
As a noun, "jeopardy" means: Danger, péril.
How do you pronounce "jeopardy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeopardy" is \ˈd͡ʒɛp.ə.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeopardy" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list