jésus

\ʒe.zy\

/\ʒe.zy\/ noun

The verdict

“jésus” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,873. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,873
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sorte de saucisson de grand diamètre, produit en particulier à Lyon (jésus de Lyon) et en Franche-Comté (jésus de Morteau ou jésu de morteau).

Corpus desk

Index FR-jesus · jésus · French

jésus · rank #1,873 · 8 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,873
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jolie

Nearest frequency peer: jolie (-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 « jésus »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jésus » 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).

jésus vs jeu
40% similar
jésus vs jus
60% similar
jésus vs jeux
40% similar

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

Key facts for jésus
PropertyValue
Headwordjésus
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒe.zy\
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,873
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jésus »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).jésusse 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 « jolie » (#1,872), « longueur » (#1,874), « jaune » (#1,871). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jésus » est au #1,873. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around jésus (IPA \ʒe.zy\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,873 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for jésus, with forms such as "jesus", "jjésus", and "jséus". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "jeu", "jus", "jeux", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is jésus, spelled J-É-S-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sorte de saucisson de grand diamètre, produit en particulier à Lyon (jésus de Lyon) et en Franche-Comté (jésus de Morteau ou jésu de morteau).
  2. 2
    Papier jésus, (au format 72 x 56 cm).
  3. 3
    Représentation du personnage de Jésus sous la forme d’une figurine de crèche.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nous étions en train de saucissonner, et notre visiteur, ayant jeté au jésus, au pain de campagne et à la motte de beurre un regard intéressé, fut invité à se joindre à nous...
  2. Il porta la main à sa ceinture, y fit sauter le bouton d’une courte poche de cuir qui ressemblait à une cartouchière, et en tira trois petits volumes du format in-trente-deux jésus.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • jesus
  • jjésus
  • jséus
  • jéssu
  • jéssus
  • jésuss
  • jéuss
  • éjsus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

jesus1jjésus1jséus2jéssu2jéssus1jésuss1jéuss2éjsus2
Edit distance from "jésus"

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 "jésus"?
"jésus" is spelled J-É-S-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒe.zy\.
What does "jésus" mean?
As a noun, "jésus" means: Sorte de saucisson de grand diamètre, produit en particulier à Lyon (jésus de Lyon) et en Franche-Comté (jésus de Morteau ou jésu de morteau).
What words are commonly confused with "jésus"?
"jésus" is commonly confused with "jeu", "jus", "jeux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jésus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jésus" is \ʒe.zy\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jésus" come from?
"jésus" 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 "jésus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list