jet set
\dʒɛt sɛt\
The verdict
“jet set” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Classe sociale des gens extrêmement fortunés. → voir gotha et pipole
Corpus desk
Index FR-jet-set · jet set · French
jet set · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | jet set |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dʒɛt sɛt\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « jet set » en français
Rare enough to double-check
jet set is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dʒɛt sɛt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Classe sociale des gens extrêmement fortunés. → voir gotha et pipole".
jet set doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is jet set, spelled J-E-T- -S-E-T.
Definition
- 1Classe sociale des gens extrêmement fortunés. → voir gotha et pipole
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how jet set appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les gens de la jet set achètent des oliviers centenaires comme ils s’offrent des diamants.
J’veux pas faire partie d’la jet set.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.