jeton

\ʒə.tɔ̃\

/\ʒə.tɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“jeton” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,871
frequency rank, French
957
“J” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pièce de métal, d’ivoire, etc., plate et ordinairement ronde, dont on se servait autrefois pour calculer des sommes, et dont on se sert encore pour marquer et payer au jeu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-jeton · jeton · French

jeton · rank #32,871 · 7 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,871
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 957
  • PHOTO-FINISH jetables

Nearest frequency peer: jetables (-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 « jeton »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « jeton » 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).

jeton vs jon
60% similar
jeton vs jets
60% similar
jeton vs jette
60% similar

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

Key facts for jeton
PropertyValue
Headwordjeton
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒə.tɔ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,871
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « jeton »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).jetonse 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 « jetables » (#32,870), « Jocelyne » (#32,873), « jouerait » (#32,874). Parmi 957 lemmes en « J », « jeton » est au #32,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around jeton (IPA \ʒə.tɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,871 among 957 “J” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for jeton, with forms such as "ejton", "jeotn", and "jetno". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "jon", "jets", "jette", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jeton, spelled J-E-T-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pièce de métal, d’ivoire, etc., plate et ordinairement ronde, dont on se servait autrefois pour calculer des sommes, et dont on se sert encore pour marquer et payer au jeu.
  2. 2
    Pièce de métal que l'on remettait lors d'une séance, d'une assemblée, aux personnes présentes, et qui leur permettait de toucher une indemnité.
  3. 3
    Pièce de métal que l'on remettait lors d'une séance, d'une assemblée, aux personnes présentes, et qui leur permettait de toucher une indemnité.
  4. 4
    Pièce de monnaie.
  5. 5
    Identifiant pseudonymisé donnant un accès restreint à des informations ou à un système d’information.
  6. 6
    Dispositif physique d’authentification.
  7. 7
    Coup asséné.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. — Je jouais très souvent avec maman. Mais elle était distraite. Il lui arrivait de confondre ses jetons avec les miens. Elle commençait avec les blancs et finissait avec les noirs. Je ne disais rien pour ne pas la vexer... Mais les parties y perdaient beaucoup d’intérêt...
  2. Jetons de cuivre.

This word in other languages

chip(English)ficha(Español)Jeton(Deutsch)jetom(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejton
  • jeotn
  • jetno
  • jetonn
  • jetton
  • jjeton
  • jteon

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ejton2jeotn2jetno2jetonn1jetton1jjeton1jteon2
Edit distance from "jeton"

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 "jeton"?
"jeton" is spelled J-E-T-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒə.tɔ̃\.
What does "jeton" mean?
As a noun, "jeton" means: Pièce de métal, d’ivoire, etc., plate et ordinairement ronde, dont on se servait autrefois pour calculer des sommes, et dont on se sert encore pour marquer et payer au jeu.
What words are commonly confused with "jeton"?
"jeton" is commonly confused with "jon", "jets", "jette". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "jeton"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeton" is \ʒə.tɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeton" come from?
"jeton" 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 "jeton", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

inouï#32,859leger#32,883mania#32,894hindi#32,847

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

hardi7 variantsHammer7 variantsgiant7 variantsfumez7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list