jeu
French, noun/ʒø/
jeu is spelled J-E-U (3 letters) and appears 309 times per million words in written French, the 264th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jeu is a French masculine noun meaning “game (activity performed for amusement)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Divertissement, activité avec des règles, pouvant être exercé seul, ou en groupe, pour s’amuser”.
What does jeu mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegame (activity performed for amusement)
- 2
masculineplay (in a theatre/theater)
- 3
masculineset (of objects that belong together)
- 4
masculinemanner of handling a gun
- 5
masculineplay (mechanics: a space between two adjacent parts to allow free movement)
- 6
masculinea pipe organ stop
- 7
masculinea hand of playing cards
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Divertissement, activité avec des règles, pouvant être exercé seul, ou en groupe, pour s’amuser. 2. Activité où l’on mise de l’argent dans l’espoir d’en gagner plus. 3. Fait de s’amuser, de jouer. 4. Interprétation d’un rôle par un acteur au théâtre ou au cinéma.
noun: 1. Abréviation de jeudi.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jeu
- jeux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jeu?
- /ʒø/
- \ʒø\
- [ʒø]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jeu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jeu in French?
jeu appears 309 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).