jersey

\ʒɛʁ.zɛ\

/\ʒɛʁ.zɛ\/ noun

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The verdict

“jersey” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,454. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,454
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-jersey · jersey · French

jersey · rank #7,454 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,454
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH isolement

Nearest frequency peer: isolement (-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 « jersey »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jersey » 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).

jersey vs jesse
67% similar
jersey vs Jerry
50% similar
jersey vs jerez
67% similar

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

Key facts for jersey
PropertyValue
Headwordjersey
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒɛʁ.zɛ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,454
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jersey »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jerseyse 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 « isolement » (#7,453), « Kelly » (#7,455), « intimité » (#7,452). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jersey » est au #7,454. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around jersey (IPA \ʒɛʁ.zɛ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,454 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for jersey, with forms such as "ejrsey", "jeresy", and "jerrsey". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "jesse", "Jerry", "jerez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is jersey, spelled J-E-R-S-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Textile naturel.
  2. 2
    Tricot de laine fine qui, léger et souple, possède des mailles uniquement sur l’endroit (l’envers en est dépourvu).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous avons trois modèles de corsages en jersey : simples, avec soutache et avec garniture de perles !
  2. Elle portait un jersey rayé et des espadrilles blanches, elle n’avait pas de bas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejrsey
  • jeresy
  • jerrsey
  • jerseyy
  • jerssey
  • jersye
  • jesrey
  • jjersey
  • jresey

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jersey - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ejrsey2jeresy2jerrsey1jerseyy1jerssey1jersye2jesrey2jjersey1
Edit distance from "jersey"

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 "jersey"?
"jersey" is spelled J-E-R-S-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒɛʁ.zɛ\.
What does "jersey" mean?
As a noun, "jersey" means: Textile naturel.
What words are commonly confused with "jersey"?
"jersey" is commonly confused with "jesse", "Jerry", "jerez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jersey"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jersey" is \ʒɛʁ.zɛ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jersey" come from?
"jersey" 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 "jersey", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hormis#7,447masses#7,461nobles#7,466fluide#7,441

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

dépose9 variantsrompre9 variantsallusion9 variantsajoutée9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list