jeu de rôle

\ʒø də ʁol\

/\ʒø də ʁol\/ noun

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The verdict

“jeu de rôle” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Technique ou activité mettant les participants dans la situation de jouer chacun un rôle d’un personnage.

Key facts for jeu de rôle
PropertyValue
Headwordjeu de rôle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒø də ʁol\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jeu de rôle” sits in French frequency

jeu de rôle falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

jeu de rôle is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒø də ʁol\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for jeu de rôle in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is jeu de rôle, spelled J-E-U- -D-E- -R-Ô-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Technique ou activité mettant les participants dans la situation de jouer chacun un rôle d’un personnage.
  2. 2
    Situation au cours de laquelle une personne n’est pas sincère mais adopte une posture, émet des opinions et se comporte selon des clichés ou des codes liés à sa fonction, à son statut, à son appartenance à un groupe.
  3. 3
    Jeu de société dans lequel plusieurs participants créent et vivent ensemble une histoire par le biais de dialogues, chacun en incarnant un personnage.
  4. 4
    Jeu vidéo dans lequel un joueur dirige un personnage pouvant modifier de manière durable son environnement, et ses interactions avec les autres personnages comprenant des interactions sociales : discuter, marchander, passer des alliances…

This word in other languages

role-playing(English)Rollenspiel(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jeu de rôle"?
"jeu de rôle" is spelled J-E-U- -D-E- -R-Ô-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒø də ʁol\.
What does "jeu de rôle" mean?
As a noun, "jeu de rôle" means: Technique ou activité mettant les participants dans la situation de jouer chacun un rôle d’un personnage.
How do you pronounce "jeu de rôle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeu de rôle" is \ʒø də ʁol\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeu de rôle" come from?
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Using “jeu de rôle”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is J-E-U- -D-E- -R-Ô-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒø də ʁol\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list