jeu de hasard
\ʒø də a.zaʁ\
The verdict
“jeu de hasard” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeu complètement ou partiellement basé sur la chance, et non seulement sur les compétences d’un joueur.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jeu de hasard |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒø də a.zaʁ\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jeu de hasard” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
jeu de hasard is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒø də a.zaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeu complètement ou partiellement basé sur la chance, et non seulement sur les compétences d’un joueur.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for jeu de hasard, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is jeu de hasard, spelled J-E-U- -D-E- -H-A-S-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1Jeu complètement ou partiellement basé sur la chance, et non seulement sur les compétences d’un joueur.
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.
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Using “jeu de hasard”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is J-E-U- -D-E- -H-A-S-A-R-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʒø də a.zaʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.