Jeux paralympiques

\ʒø pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\

/\ʒø pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\/ noun

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Compétition sportive internationale pour les handicapés qui se passe tous les 4 ans.

Key facts for Jeux paralympiques
PropertyValue
HeadwordJeux paralympiques
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʒø pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Jeux paralympiques” sits in French frequency

Jeux paralympiques 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

Jeux paralympiques is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʒø pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Compétition sportive internationale pour les handicapés qui se passe tous les 4 ans.".

Jeux paralympiques doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is Jeux paralympiques, spelled J-E-U-X- -P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-Q-U-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Compétition sportive internationale pour les handicapés qui se passe tous les 4 ans.

This word in other languages

Paralympics(English)Paralympischen Spiele(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 "Jeux paralympiques"?
"Jeux paralympiques" is spelled J-E-U-X- -P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-Q-U-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʒø pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\.
What does "Jeux paralympiques" mean?
As a noun, "Jeux paralympiques" means: Compétition sportive internationale pour les handicapés qui se passe tous les 4 ans.
How do you pronounce "Jeux paralympiques"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Jeux paralympiques" is \ʒø pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Jeux paralympiques" come from?
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Using “Jeux paralympiques”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is J-E-U-X- -P-A-R-A-L-Y-M-P-I-Q-U-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʒø pa.ʁa.lɛ̃.pik\ (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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list