jerez

\xe.ʁɛs\

/\xe.ʁɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“jerez” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,746
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vin d’Espagne très renommé récolté en Andalousie, aux environs de Jerez. Très sec, il se dénomme sherry, demi sec manzanilla et doux il se dénomme pajarete.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jerez · jerez · French

jerez · rank #49,746 · 7 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,746
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jor

Nearest frequency peer: jor (+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 « jerez »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jerez » 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).

jerez vs juré
40% similar
jerez vs jeter
60% similar
jerez vs jouez
60% similar

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

Key facts for jerez
PropertyValue
Headwordjerez
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\xe.ʁɛs\
Letters5
Frequency rank#49,746
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jerez »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.jerezse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jor » (#49,747), « italiques » (#49,744), « Jordanien » (#49,748). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jerez » est au #49,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jerez (IPA \xe.ʁɛs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,746 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Vin d’Espagne très renommé récolté en Andalousie, aux environs de Jerez. Très sec, il se dénomme sherry, demi sec manzanilla et doux il se dénomme pajarete.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jerez, with forms such as "ejrez", "jeerz", and "jerezz". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "juré", "jeter", "jouez", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jerez, spelled J-E-R-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vin d’Espagne très renommé récolté en Andalousie, aux environs de Jerez. Très sec, il se dénomme sherry, demi sec manzanilla et doux il se dénomme pajarete.

This word in other languages

sherry(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejrez
  • jeerz
  • jerezz
  • jerrez
  • jerze
  • jjerez
  • jreez

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jerez - 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.

ejrez2jeerz2jerezz1jerrez1jerze2jjerez1jreez2
Edit distance from "jerez"

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 "jerez"?
"jerez" is spelled J-E-R-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is \xe.ʁɛs\.
What does "jerez" mean?
As a noun, "jerez" means: Vin d’Espagne très renommé récolté en Andalousie, aux environs de Jerez. Très sec, il se dénomme sherry, demi sec manzanilla et doux il se dénomme pajarete.
What words are commonly confused with "jerez"?
"jerez" is commonly confused with "juré", "jeter", "jouez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jerez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jerez" is \xe.ʁɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jerez" come from?
"jerez" 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 "jerez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Livry#49,768longo#49,771hedge#49,700Monza#49,801

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Issoire7 variantsLajoie7 variantslarron7 variantsHusson7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list