jeu de société

\ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\

/\ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jeu non sportif autre que jeu vidéo, se jouant à plusieurs, généralement en intérieur, et utilisant le plus souvent du matériel fabriqué spécialement pour ce jeu.

Key facts for jeu de société
PropertyValue
Headwordjeu de société
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “jeu de société” sits in French frequency

jeu de société 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 société is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jeu non sportif autre que jeu vidéo, se jouant à plusieurs, généralement en intérieur, et utilisant le plus souvent du matériel fabriqué spécialement pour ce jeu.".

No misspelling variants are generated for jeu de société in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is jeu de société, spelled J-E-U- -D-E- -S-O-C-I-É-T-É.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jeu non sportif autre que jeu vidéo, se jouant à plusieurs, généralement en intérieur, et utilisant le plus souvent du matériel fabriqué spécialement pour ce jeu.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "jeu de société"?
"jeu de société" is spelled J-E-U- -D-E- -S-O-C-I-É-T-É. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\.
What does "jeu de société" mean?
As a noun, "jeu de société" means: Jeu non sportif autre que jeu vidéo, se jouant à plusieurs, généralement en intérieur, et utilisant le plus souvent du matériel fabriqué spécialement pour ce jeu.
How do you pronounce "jeu de société"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "jeu de société" is \ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "jeu de société" come from?
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Using “jeu de société”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-E-U- -D-E- -S-O-C-I-É-T-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\ (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