jeta

\ʒə.ta\

/\ʒə.ta\/ verb

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The verdict

“jeta” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,259. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,259
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de jeter.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jeta · jeta · French

jeta · rank #24,259 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,259
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jasper

Nearest frequency peer: jasper (-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 « jeta »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jeta » 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).

jeta vs JT
0% similar
jeta vs jeu
50% similar
jeta vs jia
50% similar

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

Key facts for jeta
PropertyValue
Headwordjeta
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʒə.ta\
Letters4
Frequency rank#24,259
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jeta »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jetase place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « jasper » (#24,258), « joins » (#24,260), « invocation » (#24,257). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jeta » est au #24,259. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around jeta (IPA \ʒə.ta\), averb. Corpus frequency is #24,259 among 957 “J” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de jeter.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for jeta, with forms such as "ejta", "jeat", and "jetta". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "JT", "jeu", "jia", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 jeta, spelled J-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de jeter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. De Mouy descendit de cheval, jeta la bride aux mains de son laquais, s’achemina vers le guichet, se fit reconnaître de la sentinelle, introduisit La Mole dans le château.
  2. Le substitut saisit la liste et le reste des billets, il les montra d’abord à Mme Piédefer en lui disant de ne pas souffrir que Lousteau recommençât cette infâme plaisanterie, et il se jeta dans un cabriolet.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejta
  • jeat
  • jetta
  • jjeta
  • jtea

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of jeta - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ejta2jeat2jetta1jjeta1jtea2
Edit distance from "jeta"

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 "jeta"?
"jeta" is spelled J-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒə.ta\.
What does "jeta" mean?
As a verb, "jeta" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de jeter.
What words are commonly confused with "jeta"?
"jeta" is commonly confused with "JT", "jeu", "jia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jeta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeta" is \ʒə.ta\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeta" come from?
"jeta" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "jeta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

lime#24,271loco#24,272hack#24,232MILF#24,287

Similar misspelling depth

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

massa5 variantsmuté5 variantsGerry5 variantseagle5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list