jerricane
\ʒɛ.ʁi.kan\
The verdict
“jerricane” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de jerrican.
Corpus desk
Index FR-jerricane · jerricane · French
jerricane · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "J" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jerricane |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒɛ.ʁi.kan\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jerricane » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jerricane is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒɛ.ʁi.kan\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for jerricane in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jerricane, spelled J-E-R-R-I-C-A-N-E.
Definition
- 1Variante orthographique de jerrican.
- 2Nourrice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jerricane appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Pour faire le plein de fuel, nous traversons la baie avec « Tintin » (c’est le nom du dinghy, appelé aussi « Esquilette » par Éric), avec un jerricane de vingt litres jusqu’au pied de la station à essence.
Son corps avait été ensuite aspergé d’essence ; on y avait mis le feu ; et cette essence provenait d’un jerricane qu’on avait découvert abandonné un peu plus loin dans les bois – lequel jerricane, appartenait à Vincent ; […].
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.