Jérusalem

\ʒe.ʁy.za.lɛm\

/\ʒe.ʁy.za.lɛm\/ name

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The verdict

“Jérusalem” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #4,773. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,773
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ville d’Asie, la ville la plus importante pour le judaïsme et le christianisme et l’une des villes-clés de l’islam.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jerusalem · Jérusalem · French

Jérusalem · rank #4,773 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,773
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH Louise

Nearest frequency peer: Louise (+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 « Jérusalem »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Jérusalem » 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
Key facts for Jérusalem
PropertyValue
HeadwordJérusalem
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ʒe.ʁy.za.lɛm\
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,773
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Jérusalem »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Louise » (#4,774), « lourde » (#4,775), « jambe » (#4,770). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « Jérusalem » est au #4,773. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Jérusalem (IPA \ʒe.ʁy.za.lɛm\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,773 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ville d’Asie, la ville la plus importante pour le judaïsme et le christianisme et l’une des villes-clés de l’islam.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Jérusalem, with forms such as "jerusalem", "jjérusalem", and "jréusalem". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Jérusalem, spelled J-É-R-U-S-A-L-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ville d’Asie, la ville la plus importante pour le judaïsme et le christianisme et l’une des villes-clés de l’islam.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’armée continua sa route, marchant vers le midi, au milieu de telles fatigues et de telles souffrances, qu’à chaque ville que les croisés apercevaient, ils demandaient si ce n’était point là enfin la cité de Jérusalem, où ils allaient.
  2. Pourtant, avant de rentrer à Alexandrie, il lui faut encore aller à Damas, à Jérusalem et aussi à Gaza, et enfin à Jéricho ! Il lui faut, elle reine d’Égypte, rencontrer Hérode.

Synonyms

cité de Davidville sainteville trois fois sainte

This word in other languages

Jerusalem(English)Jerusalén(Español)Jerusalem(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jerusalem
  • jjérusalem
  • jréusalem
  • jérrusalem
  • jérsualem
  • jéruaslem
  • jérusaelm
  • jérusalemm
  • jérusallem
  • jérusalme
  • jéruslaem
  • jérussalem
  • jéursalem
  • éjrusalem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jerusalem1jjérusalem1jréusalem2jérrusalem1jérsualem2jéruaslem2jérusaelm2jérusalemm1
Edit distance from "Jérusalem"

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 "Jérusalem"?
"Jérusalem" is spelled J-É-R-U-S-A-L-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒe.ʁy.za.lɛm\.
What does "Jérusalem" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jérusalem" means: Ville d’Asie, la ville la plus importante pour le judaïsme et le christianisme et l’une des villes-clés de l’islam.
What are common misspellings of "Jérusalem"?
Common misspellings include "jerusalem", "jjérusalem", "jréusalem", "jérrusalem", "jérsualem". The correct spelling is "Jérusalem".
How do you pronounce "Jérusalem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jérusalem" is \ʒe.ʁy.za.lɛm\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jérusalem" come from?
"Jérusalem" 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 "Jérusalem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

municipale14 variantsprovisoire14 variantssimilaires14 variantscontacter14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list