jeu de société
\ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jeu de société |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʒø d‿sɔ.sje.te\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jeu de société” sits in French frequency
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
- 1Jeu 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.
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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.
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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.